Stephane Hessel, Late Author of Human Rights Declaration, Still An Influence in Spain

EPISODE · Feb 28, 2013 · 3 MIN

Stephane Hessel, Late Author of Human Rights Declaration, Still An Influence in Spain

from PRI's The World Feb 28, 2013 · host The World

The former French diplomat Stephane Hessel, who helped write the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has died at the age of 95. His writings were so popular in Spain that his publisher there asked him to write a new book just for Spaniards. It's due to come out in two weeks, as The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

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