SENIOR JOHANNA PIETILA writes a letter to President Clinton at the Feb. 24 meeting of Amnesty International about two female political prisoners. “The idea (of Amnesty) being the President will get literally millions of letters for that one person,” said club president Alyson Short. “The letters request the release or better treatment” of the political prisoner. Amnesty is a real-life educational process for FHS members who look at the dark side of foreign countries’ abuses of human rights. “It helps educate those involved about human rights that are abused around the world,” said club adviser Genia Allen-Schmid. “It also makes us realize how lucky we are to have the feedoms that we have in the United States.” |
