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FictionThatMatters.org is a critical forum for stories about human rights.
The United Nations defines human rights as the ‘equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family’. But they are more than that. They are what we think they are in our daily lives, too. That includes what we read, what we listen to, and what we talk about.
No one likes a preachy diatribe in fictionalized form. We shouldn’t have to lower our standards for human rights stories. I believe that there does not need to be a compromise between artistic quality and human rights. The two can make each other stronger.
What are human rights?
Why is it so hard to create good stories about them?
What will it take to make people care?
Fictionthatmatters.org hopes to take these questions seriously and, with your help, to explore answers that will enhance the role that human rights play in our lives.
Contact me at olukotun AT gmail.com.
Boring Legal Disclaimer:
Fictionthatmatters.org is a personal website. Although Deji Olukotun works for the U.S. Human Rights Fund, this website is not endorsed by the Fund. Featured articles do not indicate a preference for certain organizations, nor do they suggest that an express or implied relationship with the U.S. Human Rights Fund will arise in the future. In other words, Deji reviews things on the site because he feels like it. Feel free to contact him (okay me, since I wrote this) with any questions regarding this policy.
Lead photo Portuguese Boy, Portuguese Man by Kelly Newsome, taken in Lisbon, Portugal. © 2009
Visit Kelly’s work at Kellysgoneagain.com.
