Conversion | CJP

13-Nov-2024

CJP files 3 MCC violation complaints with CEO Maharashtra against Suresh Chavhanke for hate speech Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) urges CEO Maharashtra to register FIR against Suresh Chavhanke for his multiple communal hate speeches in Karad (Satara), Ahmednagar and Pimpri-Chinchwad (Pune), including hate against Muslims and LGBTQ+ community and the harmful 'mini-Pakistan' label for Muslim-majority areas during the election period in Maharashtra

16-Apr-2024

Allahabad High Court quashes FIR against couple accused of ‘conversion’ accusations, upholds freedom of choice The petitioners, who married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, faced charges under IPC and state anti-conversion laws

11-Jan-2024

Indian Christian community grapples with unrelenting attacks in the initial days of 2024 Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; Hindutva groups allege forced conversions, resulting in arrests and rising tensions

06-Nov-2023

Right to die with dignity: Christian tribal denied burial rights, shrill campaign on ‘conversion’ afoot Another poll-bound state, Chhattisgarh, which is set to see voting for the state assembly elections on November 7 and 17, 2023, sees attempts at a communal campaign, by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), again.

31-Oct-2023

Hindutva’s “rice bag converts” controversy CJP’s Hate Buster dives into history to provide a glimpse on the historical circumstances that continue to guide cases of conversion

24-Aug-2023

Rising number of vigilante attacks on minorities raises alarm, cause physical harm From Assam to Haryana, incidents of hate against minorities flood the news

23-Mar-2023

March 20-22, five attacks on Christians on allegations of “conversion” across five states A burial stopped, stones pelted, prayers disrupted, groups of Christians driven out of village homes over allegations of “religious conversions”; were incidents reported from Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

09-Jan-2023

2022: A year of Othering & Violence for Religious Minorities in India Over the past year, a culture of impunity against state and non-state actors has allowed for perpetual instances of vulnerability, leading to physical attacks, especially for the Muslim and Christian minorities

06-Dec-2022

Uttarakhand amends its anti-conversion law; makes it more stringent Maximum punishment for forced conversion increased, mass conversion introduced as an offence

29-Jan-2022

Constitution grants individual right to change religion as per volition: Madras HC The Court upheld the individual’s right while cautioning against an agenda of mass religious conversion

29-Sep-2021

EXCLUSIVE! I converted voluntarily: Priest’s widow debunks Assam BJP leaders’ hate campaign Says she married a Muslim man and converted to Islam willingly

26-Dec-2017

Curbing Freedom of Faith: India’s Anti-Conversion laws A Factsheet showcasing laws enacted by different states to curb conversions

24-Dec-2017

A Blue Christmas How caroling can get you thrown in jail in 2017

25-May-2004

RSS sets up Defence Army in Tribal India

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