by Federico Mayor, Roger-Pol Droit · Icaria editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788474263800
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This work is a fundamental collection of texts on human rights, gathered by Federico Mayor in collaboration with Roger-Pol Droit. The book presents fifty ideas for their practice, addressed by prominent figures from international politics and culture, including personalities such as Yasser Arafat, Mikhail Gorbachev, Rigoberta Menchú, Doris Lessing, and Yehudi Menuhin, among others. Published under the auspices of UNESCO, this volume offers a plural and profound vision of the relevance and challenges of human rights in the new millennium.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza was a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat and poet. He served as the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 1987 to 1999. After his tenure as director-general, he continued to participate in various peace-related organizations, such as the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, as a member of their honorary boards. Additionally, he served as the honorary chairman of the Académie de la Paix.
