Summary

Established in 1993, the Centre for Social Justice (“CSJ”) is a human rights organisation fighting for the rights of the marginalised and the vulnerable, principally in the sphere of access to justice. Inspired by Freirean thought, CSJ has been active in more than ten States across India creating human rights interventions using law as a key strategy through an intimate engagement with grassroot realities. Over the last 25 years, CSJ’s experience in the access to justice field has led to the development of a unique conceptualisation of vulnerability founded in the interface between individual and collective identities.

Causes Working On

CSJ not only assists in the empowerment of vulnerable communities through the enforcement of socio-economic and civil-political rights, but also (within a broadly restorative view of justice), more crucially, engages with reordering social relations that perpetrate discrimination and violence with a view towards a long-term re-alignment of intra- and inter-community dynamics of power.Central to CSJ’s efforts are its institutional interventions in legal reform and research which bridge and symbiotically combine grassroots activism, law and policy-making on a wide gamut of issuesconcerning the rights of women, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities and other socially vulnerable groups.

Awards & Certifications

• Guide star awardDecember-2018

  Guide star india

  has been awardedGuideStar India Gold (Advanced Level) by GuideStar India team based on verifying financial and legal compliances through a thorough scrutiny of registration documents, tax returns, FCRA returns, audited financial statements & auditor's reports, public disclosures, reporting key facts to stakeholders as per our Annual Report disclosure template and confirmation of third-party site visits and references.

• Credibility AllianceJune-2019

  Credibility Alliance

  For good governance