Student Activism

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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Amnesty and Schools
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of human rights violations. Look up
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