30-Sep-2024 CJP Stands against Hate: seeks preventive action against hate-driven events in Maharashtra Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has been working 24 X 7, round the clock, to monitor and combat hate speech --and through this promote peace --in Maharashtra and across the country. In past week, CJP has filed six complaints to the Maharashtra Police, seeking preventive action against the ‘Hindu Janakrosh Morchas’ and SHS’s events
28-Sep-2024 CJP’s Hate Hatao leaves no stone unturned to combat hate in election year, before and after Combating hate and encouraging intra-community dialogue and harmony remains a crucial and underlying thread across all of CJP’s endeavours and approach. Its Hate Hatao programme takes a particularly closer look at hate in India and tackles it with the legal provisions provided by the constitution of India.
27-Sep-2024 Legal Pledges Fall Short: Hate speech prosecutions stalled in Maharashtra With 19 hate speech FIRs stalled, the Mahayuti government faces criticism for inaction as communal tensions rise, CJP steps up legal action to curb growing violence in Maharashtra
20-Sep-2024 Dehradun Press Club allows hate event “how to save women from jihadis” Incendiary calls for Hindus to arm and vilify Muslims echoed at press club event, led by Yati Ramswaroopanand Giri
19-Sep-2024 Dalit boy’s death in police custody and arson attack on Dalit homes: A dual crisis of justice in BJP-ruled states Recent incidents in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar underscore a troubling rise in violence against Dalits, revealing systemic failures and escalating caste-based oppression
18-Sep-2024 From Jharkhand to Himachal: A dark week of communal tensions and state-sanctioned discrimination against Muslims From inflammatory speeches to violent crackdowns, recent incidents reveal a broader pattern of targeting Muslim communities
18-Sep-2024 Vigilante Violence: Migrant worker beaten to death, 19-year-old shot in Haryana incident Migrant worker lynched over beef suspicion; 19-year-old shot dead after 30-km chase by 'cow vigilantes' in Haryana
18-Sep-2024 Caste-Based violence shakes Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in alarming incidents Dalits face social boycott, temple entry ban, and violent assaults in Karnataka; woman beaten in Andhra Pradesh over inter-caste marriage
13-Sep-2024 CJP files complaint against Times Now Navbharat for communal bias in their news segment on the arrest of singer Altaf Hussain in Assam The complaint highlights violations of journalistic ethics and NBDSA guidelines, calling for accountability and responsible media reporting.
11-Sep-2024 Targeted Abuse: Dalit youth and scholar face brutal attacks in caste-based violence Dalit youth attacked, scholar abused, student beaten: caste-based violence in Pune, BHU, and Meerut
09-Sep-2024 CJP’s Fight Against Hate: A Mission for a Just India How does hate speech threaten our nation?
05-Sep-2024 The alarming rise of anti-Dalit violence and discrimination in India: A series of gruesome incidents since July 2024 From brutal assaults to systemic abuse- a two-month chronicle of Dalit atrocities across India reveals a crisis of justice and equality
04-Sep-2024 Assam CM’s call to expel ‘Miya Muslims’ incites violence against Bengali speaking Muslim labourers FIR against BJP leader for assault on Bengali speaking Muslims labourers; Assamese Muslim singer arrested over 'Miya Bihu' protest song
04-Sep-2024 Muslims in the new India: How one week showcases their escalating persecution Incidents of anti-Muslim hate speeches, communal violence and vandalism
29-Aug-2024 2024: July and August see surge in cow vigilantism with brutal assaults, raids based on rumours and targeting of Muslims while legal consequences for perpetrators missing From police raids to violent mob attacks, recent months witness a troubling escalation in cow-related violence targeting minorities and marginalized communities; meanwhile no news on action taken by enforcements against the perpetrators
12-Aug-2024 Kalicharan delivered speech espousing a hard, right-wing, exclusionist ideology in Maharashtra, CJP urges Maha Police to take action His Nashik speech spreads divisive ideology, distorts history, and incites violence against Muslims