Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in over 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, autocratic populism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations. Follow him on Twitter @KenRoth.
The fast and cheap communication and travel that we associate with globalization made the modern human rights movement possible. Responding effectively to distant abuse was difficult when...
Syria’s warring parties are set to resume talks in Geneva on January 25, spurred by diplomatic efforts to reach an accord as the slaughter in Syria continues and millions flee their homes.
