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Activists participate in a Denounce Torture rally. © AI
Activists participate in a Denounce Torture rally. � AI

A Torture Teach-in

Torture has been in the news for months now. But Kathryn Jonas was surprised how little most people knew about it when the St. Louis Student Area Coordinator organized a “Denounce Torture” week and teach-in on the campus of St. Louis University in early December. Read more.�| What do you know about torture? Take the quiz. �

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