Mr. Kunjam has now been in detention for more than 20 months and is reported to have faced physical abuse inside the prison. His application for bail has been rejected by the trial court and the Chhattisgarh High Court and is now pending before the Supreme Court. Mr. Kunjam is only one among many social workers and human rights activists who have helped make human rights abuses in Chhattisgarh public only to face imprisonment on false charges.