Kenneth Roth: Righting Wrongs

What does it take to challenge power, expose abuses and keep human rights at the centre of the international debate?

How do we hold governments and individual perpetrators accountable and why does this fight matter now more than ever before?

What is the future of global justice?

How can we find hope in the age of Trump, Putin, Xi, and Netanyahu?

Kenneth Roth is an American attorney, human rights activist, and author who served as executive director of Human Rights Watch from 1993 to 2022. Under his leadership, the organization grew into a global force for justice investigating abuses in more than 90 countries.

A former federal prosecutor in New York, Roth’s commitment to human rights was deeply shaped by his father’s escape from Nazi Germany. Over the years, he has authored hundreds of articles in leading outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and The New York Review of Books.

Known for his fearless and principled analysis, Roth continues to write, teach, and speak worldwide. He is presently a visiting professor at Princeton University and a columnist with the Guardian newspaper.

Roth’s new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, is published by Penguin Random House. It offers a rare insider view of the strategies and struggles behind holding governments and individual perpetrators accountable.

Please join the Salt Spring Forum and Kenneth Roth for a candid and inspiring discussion about human rights and this tumultuous period in global politics.

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