Citizens For Justice And Peace

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Gujarat government two weeks to respond to rights activist Teesta Setalvad's plea challenging the freezing of her and her husband's bank accounts and those of their organisations -- Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.

In a fresh crackdown on an NGO, Sabrang, run by social activist Teesta Setalvad, the Home Ministry today suspended its registration for six months for alleged violation of Foreign Currency (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that invites termination of its license.

The city police, probing the alleged Gulberg Society fund misuse case, on Wednesday opposed the pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Gujarat High Court to de-freeze their and their two NGOs' bank accounts.

Facing closure notice, activist Teesta Setalvad's two NGOs - Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust - have conveyed to the Home Ministry that they have done no financial irregularities and no foreign contribution was misused by any of its office bearer.

Citizens for Justice & Peace NGO has submitted documents to the Justice Nanavati Commission, which they feel highlight the official coverup in the Gujarat riots case.These include phone records from the Chief Minister's office from 2002, and other documents that raise questions about why Gujarat's top policemen chose to ignore distress signals ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Gujarat government two weeks to respond to rights activist Teesta Setalvad's plea challenging the freezing of her and her husband's bank accounts and those of their organisations -- Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace.

In a fresh crackdown on an NGO, Sabrang, run by social activist Teesta Setalvad, the Home Ministry today suspended its registration for six months for alleged violation of Foreign Currency (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that invites termination of its license.

The city police, probing the alleged Gulberg Society fund misuse case, on Wednesday opposed the pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Gujarat High Court to de-freeze their and their two NGOs' bank accounts.

Facing closure notice, activist Teesta Setalvad's two NGOs - Citizens for Justice and Peace and Sabrang Trust - have conveyed to the Home Ministry that they have done no financial irregularities and no foreign contribution was misused by any of its office bearer.

Citizens for Justice & Peace NGO has submitted documents to the Justice Nanavati Commission, which they feel highlight the official coverup in the Gujarat riots case.These include phone records from the Chief Minister's office from 2002, and other documents that raise questions about why Gujarat's top policemen chose to ignore distress signals ...