The Asian Human Rights Commission is regularly issuing this article series on Human Rights and Culture in which various cultural expressions, poems, stories, pictures and other forms of cultural expression that are based on the theme of justice, will be published. A pivotal issue in modern literature is justice, particularly the enormous unleashing of injustice under fascist, communist and other authoritarian regime including those that pursue an unbridled market economy have generated responses from created writers. This search for justice is at the very essence of being human. Human beings are part of nature and part of each other. Perhaps the lines of John Donne are most relevant: "...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde."

Contemporary mass culture promotes violence and destruction. There are those who are opposed to mass culture and want to reclaim the best traditions of human culture within which justice remains a core issue. This column will provide space for those who wish to share their creative initiatives.

Your contributions and comments for future issues can be sent to ahrc@ahrc.asia with the subject line "Human Rights and Culture".

Latest Human Rights & Culture:

HUMAN RIGHTS & CULTURE - Vol. 2

C o n t e n t s

Poetry, the right to pray, women's rights and an Irish blessing

Tributes, Poems, celebrations and new publications

Poetry and an ancient culture surviving the centuries

Poetry, Tragedy and Progress

Beauty, Courage and the Horror of FGM

HUMAN RIGHTS & CULTURE - Vol. 2, ISSUE NO. 36

HUMAN RIGHTS & CULTURE - Vol. 2, ISSUE NO. 35

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