Kenneth Roth

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Former Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now senior fellow, Yale University (Law and Jackson). My book: "Righting Wrongs" (Knopf/Allen Lane).

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Kenneth Roth @KenRoth Mar 1, 2025

This isn't the first time the US government stood on the wrong side of an essential human rights challenge. In my new book, "Righting Wrongs," I explain how the human rights movement repeatedly circumvented and overcame US obstruction. We can do it again. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739898/r…

www.penguinrandomhouse.com Righting Wrongs by Kenneth Roth: 9780593686973 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books From the long-time head of Human Rights Watch, the fascinating and inspiring story of taking on the biggest villains and toughest autocrats around the world “A remarkable book that will...

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"Artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their models’ actions. If a bot hacks a website or misbehaves, the company should face consequences." The same "if a chatbot encourages a person to commit suicide or defames someone." trib.al/yH12osA

www.nytimes.com Opinion | 8 Bold Ideas for the New Democratic Congress 8 writers and experts on the legislation Democrats should consider.

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"Trump is seeking a vast increase in military spending, and the incoming Congress has the power to make sure that extending the war in Iran will not be funded." trib.al/tmao9iA

foreignpolicy.com Americans Care About Foreign Policy. Now Democrats Must Listen to Them. Here’s what Congress can actually do in the next two years.

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Trump “now has endured what by some measures is the most devastating midterm repudiation of a president in half a century or more,” yet we’re still probably stuck with him for two more years. trib.al/TM5J78a

www.nytimes.com For Trump and America, a Clear Election Verdict but a Murky Future As Americans absorb a stunning new political reality, they face a gap between the time they effectively decided to be done with the president and the time he is actually done.

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"In Gaza, the specter of famine is returning. Cuts to the World Food Programme have compounded Israel's aid restrictions, driving up food prices and forcing thousands of families to go hungry." trib.al/cakdSuE

www.972mag.com In Gaza, the specter of famine is returning Cuts to the World Food Programme have compounded Israel's aid restrictions, driving up food prices and forcing thousands of families to go hungry.