Centre For Social Justice, India

Centre for Social Justice is a socio-legal, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) initiated by Institute for Development Education and Learning (IDEAL). CSJ is one of the first organisations of its kind in India that uses the judicial system to fight for the rights of maginalised people. CSJ first began operating through a network of law centres across Gujarat in 1993. Today, CSJ has expanded to several states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and responds to nearly 3,000 cases a year. Our centres consists of lawyers, paralegals and researchers who are passionate about making a difference. They affect change everyday ensuring minorities like women, Dalits, tribals and other socially vulnerable groups get access to the rights guaranteed to them.