Kenneth Roth
Executive Director Follow @kenroth
Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world's leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 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, DC. 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, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.
Articles Authored:
Defending Human Rights Values Under Attack, 11 Newspapers in Europe, June 22, 2016
Lateline Interview on Manus Island detention Center Closing, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 27, 2016
Media Profiles:
"Thunder on the Rights," Vanity Fair, September 19, 2008
Human Rights Watch Reports:
Twin Threats: How the Politics of Fear and the Crushing of Civil Society Imperil Global Rights (January 27, 2016)
From HRW
Live From Geneva: Rigging the System in Syria
2017 World Report: Executive Director Kenneth Roth
April 14, 2016 Video
Indonesia: HRW and KontraS Press Conference
Articles Authored
February 1, 2016 Commentary
A way for Europe to remove chaos from the migration crisis
Published in Reuters
The Great Civil Society Choke-out
Published in Foreign Policy
Ending Syria's Atrocities Is a Prerequisite to Ending Its War
Published in Vedomosti
January 13, 2016 World Report Chapter
Twin Threats
December 17, 2015 Commentary
The Right Path to a Syrian Accord
Published in Foreign Affairs
November 25, 2015 Commentary
The Fear-mongers' Bad Advice
Published in Politico
Paris: A Moment of Profound Challenge
If No Quick End to the War in Syria Can Be Found, at Least Protect the Civilians
Published in Los Angeles Times
November 9, 2015 Commentary
Morocco's Smiling Face and Heavy Hand
Published in The Hill
October 7, 2015 Commentary
Why Putin Should Stop Assad's Barrel Bomb Attacks
A Case Against America