Episode 11: Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch

The executive director of Human Rights Watch is on the line this week.

Ken Roth and I have a fascinating discussion about contemporary human rights issues. He discusses the role that his father, who fled Nazi Germany, played in shaping his outlook on human rights; how the human rights landscape has shifted since the Cold War and after September 11th; and why the Human Rights Movement needs to evolve as global centers of power become more diffuse.

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