Thousands of tribals and other forest dwellers gathered at Piparia in Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh to protest against their proposed displacement from the Satpura National Park, Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Panchmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary.

When Madhurima went to the property registration office, the exercises Registrar told her, "You can't write your name as Madhurima Banerjee d/o A. K. Banerjee.

Manoj went to a college to apply for admission into an MBA course. The clerk refused to take his application and said "You, the son of a sweeper, wish to be a manager! Has anyone done this job in your community?

Are these restrictions on the right to freedom justified? Give reasons for your answer.

Which of these statements about the relationship between democracy and rights is more valid? Give reasons for your preference.

Which of the following rights is available under the Indian Constitution?

Which of the following freedoms is not available to an Indian citizen?

Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?

Are these rights only for adults? Which of these rights are available to children?

Is there a State Human Rights Commission in your state? Find out about its activities.

Can the President of India stop you from approaching the Supreme Court to secure your fundamental rights?

Read these news reports and identify the right that is being debated in each of these cases:

The Constitution does not give people their religion. Then how can it give people the right to practice their religion?

Do you know what the minimum wages in your state are? If not, can you find out?

On the basis of these news reports write a letter to the editor or a petition to a court highlighting the violation of right against exploitation:

Are these cases instances of violation of the right to freedom? If yes, which constitutional provision does each of these violate?

Should the freedom of expression be extended to those who are spreading wrong and narrow-minded ideas? Should they be allowed to confuse the public?

In 1999, P. Sainath wrote a series of news reports in the newspaper 'The Hindu' describing untouchability and caste discrimination that was still being practiced against Dalits or persons belonging to Scheduled Castes.

(i) Go to the playground of the school or any stadium and watch a 400 metre race on any track. Why are the competitors in the outer lane placed ahead of those in the inner lane at the starting point of the race?

Everyone knows that the rich can have better lawyers in the courts. What is the point of talking about equality before the law?

What are the examples of elected governments not protecting or even attacking the rights of their citizens? Why do they do that?

For each of the three cases of life without rights, mention an example from India. These could include the following:

(A) Write a letter to Anas Jamil in UK, describing your reactions after reading his letter to Tony Blair.

If you were a Serb, would you support what Milosevic did in Kosovo? Do you think his project of establishing Serb dominance was good for the Serbs?