About this episode

Francesca Albanese discusses her new book and the suffering in Palestine while critiquing the erosion of international law.

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese shares stories of the immense suffering in Palestine and laments the gutting of international law in her new book, “When the World Sleeps”.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hedges

Guest: Francesca Albanese

Topics covered

• Palestine
• international law
• human suffering
• Francesca Albanese
• book discussion

Keywords

• Francesca Albanese
• Palestine
• international law
• When the World Sleeps
• human rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations

Books & works: When the World Sleeps

Places: Palestine

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