Citizens for Justice and Peace
Where do we stand on free legal aid? On National Legal Services Day we examine what legal aid entails and who benefits from it
10-Nov-2020
Providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels is one of India’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 as adopted during the United Nations General Assembly of 2015. A robust legal aid system is something that will contribute towards achieving this goal and will at the same time fulfil…
Delhi: Access To Justice For All An information booklet of free legal services provided by Delhi State Legal Services Authority
02-Mar-2020
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organise Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes. Post the Delhi 2020 violence, it is paramount that citizens are aware of the free legal services…
India Justice Report 2019 highlights country’s failing criminal justice system India’s per capita spending of Rs 0.75 per annum on legal aid matches the less than Rs 100 per prisoner each day: India Justice Report, 2019
09-Nov-2019
India has only 1 police personnel for every 663 individuals. Most states and Union Territories (UTs) spend less than Rs. 100 per prisoner per day. The report also states that in India, per capita public spending on legal aid is only Rs. 0.75 per annum. In a country where over 1.25 billion population is eligible…
CJP works towards release of detainees in Assam In compliance with the Supreme Court order granting relief to detainees who have spent more than 3 years in detention camps in Assam
02-Nov-2019
The process of setting those detainees free from detention camps who have completed more than 3 years in such camps is on going and CJP is in the process of making a list of such detainees so that more of such detainees can be freed in accordance with the May 2019 order of the Supreme…
Teesta Setalvad Uncensored Teesta Setalvad answers questions from the public that the media refuses to ask
13-Jun-2018
On a rainy Saturday in June, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) Secretary Teesta Setalvad sat down with stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for conversation about her work, the allegations against her, and the situation of human rights in India (the complete video may be viewed here). This was our first Ask Me Anything, in which…