Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project

Focused on challenging the criminalisation of oppressed caste communities

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

Join the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project at @rightscon for a timely conversation on Resisting Transnational Surveillance: Building Solidarities across Asia and Africa.
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏰ 15:15 - 16:15
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[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

यह व्याख्यान दीपा पवार-अशोका फ़ेलो, लेखिका, प्रशिक्षक और अनुभूति ट्रस्ट की संस्थापक-निदेशक द्वारा दिया जाएगा। एनटी-डीएनटी कार्यकर्ता और जमीनी स्तर की नेता के रूप में, उनका कार्य युवा नेतृत्व, सामुदायिक संगठन और आंदोलन-निर्माण पर केंद्रित रहा है।

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📢कार्यक्रम सूचना📢
31 अगस्त 1952 को औपनिवेशिक क्रिमिनल ट्राइब्स एक्ट, 1871 के हटाये जाने के 74 वर्ष होने के उपलक्ष्य में, सीपीए प्रोजेक्ट और बहुजन मैत्री संघ (बीएमएस), 6 अगस्त 2026 को शाम 5:30 बजे “युवा आंदोलन कैसे बनते है?" विषय पर एक सार्वजनिक व्याख्यान आयोजित कर रहा है।

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

यह व्याख्यान दीपा पवार-अशोका फ़ेलो, लेखिका, प्रशिक्षक और अनुभूति ट्रस्ट की संस्थापक-निदेशक द्वारा दिया जाएगा। एनटी-डीएनटी कार्यकर्ता और जमीनी स्तर की नेता के रूप में, उनका कार्य युवा नेतृत्व, सामुदायिक संगठन और आंदोलन-निर्माण पर केंद्रित रहा है।

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

The lecture will be delivered by Deepa Pawar—Ashoka Fellow, author, trainer, and Founder-Director of Anubhuti Trust. An NT-DNT activist and grassroots leader, her work has centred on youth leadership, community organising, and movement-building.

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

📢 Event Alert 📢

Commemorating 74 years since the repeal of the colonial Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, on 31 August 1952, CPA Project, in collaboration with Bahujan Maitree Sangha (BMS), is organising a public lecture, “Anatomy of Building a Youth Movement,” on 6 Aug 26 at 5:30PM

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

Our co-founder Nikita Sonavane (@glorious_gluten) along with Jasmine D, wrote about how the Trans Amendment Act 2026, in the name of protecting, could disenfranchise the actual oppressed trans people.

🔗https://t.co/HJ2d783s3d

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

Be part of the discussion as we explore collective strategies, shared challenges and cross-regional solidarity in confronting surveillance. #rightscon (2/2)

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

Join the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project at @rightscon for a timely conversation on Resisting Transnational Surveillance: Building Solidarities across Asia and Africa.
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏰ 15:15 - 16:15
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[Nikita Sonavane @glorious_gluten]

Joined this conversation with @nlhindi to discuss the Trans Amendment Bill and the SC's judgment on SC status for Dalit Muslims and Christians

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

We are looking for books based on a wide range of themes, from anti-caste and feminist fiction to political philosophy to world historical fiction! If you or anyone you know has books centered around these themes please do consider donating them to us!!!
DM us for more details.

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The CPA Project turns 6 this year!!! As a way to celebrate this milestone, we’re organizing a small book donation drive! 📚📖
We seek your help in filling up our shelves with books, old and new, that you have enjoyed reading and derived value from!

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

Justice Anjana Prakash has begun her address highlighting the outrageous nature of incarceration of minors, the unconscionable ways of habitual offender provisions being extended to children. Join us at the @TheLeaflet_in's YT here!

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@TheLeaflet_in The link to the lecture is👇 -https://t.co/0KITb4oU4K

[The Leaflet @TheLeaflet_in]

For the first time, this year The Leaflet joins hands as media partners with the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project to commemorate 73 years of the repeal of the Criminal Tribes Act. Join us live on our YouTube on September 6, 5:30 PM. https://t.co/W0WgbcSbJ1

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@TheLeaflet_in The link to the lecture is👇 -https://t.co/0KITb4oU4K

[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

📢 Event alert 📢

Join us for the CPA Project's Annual Vimukta Diwas Lecture titled 'Juvenile Justice and the Criminalisation of the Vimukta Children' on 6th September, 2025 at 5.30 PM.

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@TheLeaflet_in Vimukta diwas (liberation day) is to commemorate 73 years of the repeal of the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871.

This year's lecture will be delivered by Hon'ble (Retd.) Justice, High Court of Patna and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India Anjana Prakash.

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[Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project @CPAProjectIndia]

Happy Vimukta Diwas!

Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the repeal of the casteist colonial Criminal Tribes Act, 1871.

On this occasion we are sharing a poem written by our member Advocate Tasveer Parmar (@Asurtasveer1).

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Apart from an overrepresentation of caste oppressed communities in who was arrested, the data shockingly revealed that a large number of arrests were not mandatory! (2/2)

Read more at 🔗https://t.co/AJVIO1OgiF

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We are proud to anounce that our 'Everyday Police in Guna, Madhya Pradesh' report is out now!

The Report studied 20k+ arrest records from Guna to uncover the patterns of police work that was undertaken.
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[Nikita Sonavane @glorious_gluten]

My piece in the @DeccanHerald analysing the SC's recent order making disclosure of 'criminal antecedents' mandatory for bail.

Link below:
https://t.co/MlVv2Fviws