Stephen Biko lived and died organizing opposition to the oppression of the white Apartheid regime. His story illustrates the importance of the right to organize and also shows the dangers of unbridled state power, when a government feels it can torture and kills its citizens. The two activities in this section address both the power of the right to peaceful assembly and association and the use of torture by the state.
Article
20 Intro Activity I: Do Young People Have the Rights to Protest? (1
hour) A case study involving the rights and limitations of student protest.
Going further Introduce the Convention on the Rights of the Child The
Right to Participation and Opinion
Activity II: The Ladder of Torture
(30+ minutes) A case study that demands personal decisions about the
use of torture.
Going further Torture in the World: Creating a map of
countries practicing torture.
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