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Alijon Bibi’s 20-year battle ends in justice, CJP helps secure her citizenship after 2-year legal battle

With the help of Citizens for Justice and Peace, a Muslim woman from Assam finally reclaims her Indian citizenship after two decades of legal struggle, bureaucratic hurdles, and social stigma

On the firing line:  Human rights warriors of 2022

The list includes journalists, activists and other citizens who displayed exemplary courage to stand up against injustice, personal and collective;  in so doing they shine our as beacons of inspiration

Assam: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian in Bongaigaon with the help of CJP

CJP Impact: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian, Bongaigaon, Assam

Siddique Kappan granted bail in the PMLA case by the Allahabad Court

The ED had filed charges against him for obtaining foreign funding without authority and using them to commit crimes

Christmas reminds us of Fr Stan Swamy, other bravehearts incarcerated ‘illegally’

Christmas is for the bravehearted: those who see and...

3 Years Later, ‘Historic’ Anti-CAA Protest Still Resonates With Shaheen Bagh’s Women

“It wasn’t an ‘ordinary’ agitation, it taught us to raise our voices, challenged stereotypes about Muslim women in India”.

Allahabad Varsity: ‘It Was Riot-Like Situation…Admin Wants to Discredit Dissent’, Allege Students

Some eyewitnesses alleged that campus security guards opened fire as the clash intensified, which injured around six students and some policemen.

Free Speech or Hate Speak?

Human rights organisations pick and choose whose freedom of speech – and other human rights – they are going to defend

Rescuing people from statelessness: CJP in Assam, a 2022 overview

Coming to the rescue of hapless citizens whose ‘citizenship’ was put to question, formed a major part of CJP’s Assam team’s efforts in 2022.

Shakira spotlights Iran’s footballer Amir Nasr who faces death penalty

The 26-year-old Iranian football player Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing the threat of execution

In Garb of Data Protection Bill, Centre Attacking RTI, Allege Information Commissioners

During an online press conference, they claimed that the proposed data protection Bill is used to take the essence of RTI law. Civil societies and journalists should speak up.

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“Anti-conversion laws being weaponised”: CJP urges SC to curb misuse of anti-conversion statutes by states

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Waqf Amendment Act 2025: SC grants some time to Centre on condition no non-Muslims appointed to Board, Council & no change in any Waqf status

After the Union government insisted it would bring to the Court’s notice grave violations of the previous law, the Court recorded the Centre’s assurance of any appointment to the Waqf Board or Council, implying a bar on any non-Muslim appointments to the Waqf Boards/Council and stayed any Waqf property de-notifications, including waqf by user, under the 2025 amendment; next hearing on May 5

Why Indian Democracy Feels No Shame About the Bastar Killings

Here, state action is like a reflex. No debate is needed. No processing is needed. The Indian republic is hardwired, programmed to automatically respond the way it is doing in Bastar. Nothing can come in its way.

‘We Didn’t Know the Law’: NMC apologises after illegally demolishing Jehrunissa Khan’s home in Nagpur

Nagpur Municipal Corporation razed a home of an accused in communal violence hours after the Bombay High Court was approached — violating binding Supreme Court directions, exposing the dangers of bureaucratic impunity, bulldozer justice, and the state’s failure to protect the right to shelter

“Urdu Is Not Alien”: Supreme Court reclaims the language’s place in the Indian Constitutional fabric

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, debunks politicised language divides, and restores dignity to a shared linguistic heritage