Former civil servant Filep Karma is currently serving 15 years in prison after taking part in an annual ceremony at which a Papuan independence flag was raised. He was charged and convicted of rebellion on 26 May 2005. Take action
Sudanese national Hamad al-Neyl Abu Kassawy makes a living as a "suitcase trader," travelling between Sudan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates buying and selling household goods and clothes. Take action
Natalia Estemirova was a leading human rights activist working in Chechnya the North Caucasus region. She was abducted by armed men and killed in July 2009. The government has still not provided a full investigation into her killing and nobody has been brought to justice. Take action
Since February 2003, women belonging to the women's rights organisation Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) have repeatedly been arrested by the Zimbabwe police while taking part in peaceful demonstrations to protest the worsening social, economic and human rights situation in the country. Take action
Indigenous women Inés Fernández Ortega and Valentina Rosendo Cantú were raped by Mexican soldiers in 2002. Although they were brave enough to report the attacks to the authorities and to follow up their cases, no substantive investigation has taken place and no-one has been brought to justice. Take action
20-year-old Ragihar Manoharan was among five Tamil students killed by the Sri Lankan security forces in Trincomalee on 2 January 2006. To date, no one has been brought to justice for their killing. This is just one example of the lack of accountability that plagues Sri Lanka.
