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Teesta Setalvad honoured with Award for Defender of Justice and Peace In Vancouver
5-02-2018
The worldwide justice for Asifa Movement has sparked local Vancouverites to the streets.
The Justice for Asifa protests were sparked after the awareness of the injustice that took place in Indian Controlled Jammu and Kashmir by 8 Hindu men accused of Raping an 8 year old Muslim girl in a temple. They tried to hide their crime by murdering her in a most brutal way and then to make an effort to cover the crime.
Alameen Post had taken a stand to demand justice for Asifa and #Justice4UnnaoKathua by participating and various protests marches in Surrey.
With the support of the local Muslim organizations in Vancouver, we joined in solidarity and took part in condemning the horrific crimes against Asifa.
Had the justice4asifa demand not been made in the International media, PM Modi would not have spoken to condemn the actions of his BJP members involved in supporting the accused in the crimes.
The Programs organized by AlameenPost also featured guest speaker, Teesta Setalvad – Human Rights Activist, who was visiting from India on a North American Tour.
One of the programs were held at the Surrey Jamea Masjid on Saturday April 21st. -2018.
On Monday April 23rd, another program was held at Riverside Banquet Hall in Surrey.
The program Emcee Yasmin Ullah conducted the program with great empathy.
Br Qari Ahmed Laher recited the Quran and Br Musa Ismail welcomed the guests.
Speakers included Lucky Gill from Global Girl Power, Kesu Khosla who was one of the organizers of the Vigil at Holland Park. Sister Tanveer from Nisa HelpLine also spoke about the dire need to address the issues facing our Muslim women in our communities.
Br Adam Soliman President of Muslim Business Council talked about the need to set up legal opportunities for the less fortunate in our community here in Vancouver.
Br Furquan Gehlen requested the audience to help sign a petition to effectively address the issue in our Parliamnet about gender Violence.
Br. Haroon Khan talked about the need to stand in solidarity with all organizations during his concluding remarks.
Guest Speaker Teesta Setalvad spoke eloquently on the rise of violence against minorities in India and the need to address gender violence with a strong voice.
She talked about the bias of law holders and officials who abuse their position to oppress the voiceless.
Teesta’s organization Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) takes up cases for the many who have been denied justice. Her organizations on a daily basis highlights to their viewers those who have been systematically denied justice but are resisting the oppression.
At the end of the Program AlameenPost Editor Mohammed Jafar Bhamji presented Teesta Setalvad with Alameen Community Builders Award for Defender of Justice and Peace. She was also presented a Vancouver Canucks Jersey as a token of appreciation for her work.
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