Citizens for Justice and Peace

Formed on April 1, 2002, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) was the response of a collective of citizens to the communal carnage in Gujarat. Committed to the rule of law and the foundational principles of the Indian Republic enshrined in the Constitution, CJP's initiatives involved rigorous advocacy, interventions in the courts, memorialisation of the violence, and institutional accountability and change.

Since 2002, the CJP has battled over 68 cases related to the Gujarat carnage resulting in convictions of powerful perpetrators. These led to over 170 convictions, with 124 perpetrators being awarded life imprisonment. CJP stands for reformative, not retributive justice.