CRSJS

Civil Rights and Social Justice Society (CRSJS)

The Civil Rights and Social Justice Society (CRSJS) is a human rights NGO registered under the Travancore – Cochin, Literary, Scientific, and Charitable Societies Registration Act,1955 (Reg: No. T – 575 of 1997), with its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, India. The members of CRSJS are reputed persons with a commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights in all spheres. The main focus area of CRSJS is the prevention of police atrocities, custodial torture, and the abolishment of the death penalty.

CRSJS conducts awareness campaigns, seminars, and workshops to educate and empower citizens at the grassroots level by creating a basic understanding about their constitutional and legal rights and it renders free legal aid and also financial assistance (in deserving cases) to the victims of police atrocities in India. CRSJS has taken up many a worthy cause on behalf of such victims with successful results.
Most of the interventions made by CRSJS are kept strictly confidential in order to protect the identity of the victims and those who approach us for help can rest assured that their privacy is safe in our hands.

CRSJS Dr. S Balaraman, human rights defender award

The late Dr. S Balaraman, former acting Chairperson of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), and also the former Vice Chancellor of CUSAT – Cochin University of Science and Technology was the Patron of CRSJS. His advice and guidance were invaluable for the development of CRSJS into a leading human rights NGO.
CRSJS – Dr. S Balaraman Human Rights Defender Award. The award consisting of a memento, certificate, and cash prize of ten thousand rupees, is presented annually on the World Human Rights Day to a person who has rendered some outstanding contribution to the cause of human rights. The 10th December World Human Rights Day celebration is a major event in the CRSJS calendar and apart from the award ceremony a distinguished individual is also invited to deliver the Dr S Balaraman Human Rights Lecture on that day.

Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC)

CRSJS was associated with the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) which was a nationwide campaign to support the Manipuri Poetess and human rights activist Ms. Iron Sharmila who undertook a 16 year old hunger strike (the world’s longest), to persuade the Indian government to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from her home state, Manipur. CRSJS has actively led and coordinated all its activities in Kerala State, India.

say no to the death penalty

CRSJS believes that the Capital Punishment is a sin against humanity and works relentlessly to abolish it from India and the world. It is a member NGO of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (https://worldcoalition.org) a grouping of more than 195 member NGOs from across the world working as a team to abolish the death penalty.

TRANSPARENCY

CRSJS firmly believes in the need for transparency and we declare that if we ever accept any funds from non-member individuals or other outside sources, we shall prominently display it on our website.
So far, CRSJS has relied solely on the funds mobilized from its members and is not beholden to any third party funding source.