Article 30  Nobody should take away these rights and freedoms from  us

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7. John Doe is arrested because the police think he has killed someone. Before his trial has begun, a 
popular newspaper publishes an article about him (complete with photographs of his arrest) with 
the headline “Vicious murderer John Doe caught!” 
8. Two friends, one white and one black, have been threatened with violence. They go to the police 
to ask for protection. The police agree to help the white man, but not the black man. 
9. A journalist writes a newspaper article explaining why he opposes his country`s foreign policy. He 
is told by the government that he has become persona non-grata, he must leave the country 
immediately and never return. 
10. A woman who lives in a capital city wants to visit her sick father, who lives 200 km away. She is 
told that she cannot leave the city to visit him. 
11. A poor man murders someone and is sent to prison. A rich man commits a murder in similar 
circumstances but is allowed to go free. 
12. A robber is sent to prison for 5 years. While he is in prison, the government confiscates all his 
belongings, and then destroys his house. 
13. A man travels to another country where he asks to stay because he is frightened of remaining in 
his home country. He is immediately sent back to the country he came from. 
14. The Republic of Istanata has never given women the right to vote. 
15. At a party, a woman tells a group of friends that she thinks the government of her country is 
corrupt and incompetent. The next day she is arrested and never seen again. 
16. A newspaper editor dislikes a famous popular actress, he publishes an article about her. The article 
describes the actress as ‘ugly, stupid and unable to act.’ 
17. A group of about 200 people hold a meeting in a public building to discuss their government’s 
policies. The police arrive and arrest them all. 
18. The government intercepts, opens and reads one of their key opponent’s letters and other mail. 
19. A famous political author writes a book criticizing the police. She then leaves her home to go on a 
tour to promote her book. While she is away, the police start harassing her husband and children. 
20. A husband and wife get divorced. The law in their country says that in any divorce case the man 
automatically gets custody of the children. 
21. A woman joins a trade union. The company she works for discovers this and immediately 
dismisses her. 
22. A man loses his job and cannot find work. His country does not offer financial support for people 
who are out of work. 
23. A 17-year-old boy murders someone a few days before his 18
th
birthday. He is arrested, and six 
months later the case goes to court. His country has the death penalty for murder if the murderer
is 18 or over. The judge sentences him to death and he is executed. 
24. A policeman does not like the look of a young man sitting on a park bench, so arrests him, takes 
him to the police station and puts him in a police cell. 
25. The police suspect that a man is a member of a terrorist organization. They hit him, deprive him of 
food, water and sleep, and burn him with cigarettes until he confesses. 
26. A poor man borrows money from a wealthy factory owner. He is unable to pay the money back. 
The factory owner takes the man’s 12 year-old son and makes him work in the factory to pay off 
the debt. 
27. A new government closes all the churches, temples, mosques and synagogues in its country, and 
forbids anyone from attending services there. 
28. A family want to take a holiday abroad, and apply for passports. They are told that they cannot 
have passports and cannot go abroad. 
29. Mr. Smith and Ms Jones do exactly the same job for the same company. They have the same 
qualifications and the same experience. Mr. Smith receives $35000 a year, and Ms. Jones receives 
$28000 a year.

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