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Episode: Behind The Global Fight For Human Rights: ‘It’s A Matter Of Playing Hardball’
Description: Russia and China are no fans of his. Egypt wouldn’t even let him in the country.
As the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth spent 30 years investigating and standing up to the world’s most ruthless oppressors. During that time, he exposed war crimes, confronted authoritarian regimes and, on more than one occasion, found himself in the crosshairs.
Reset checks in with Roth about his new book Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, and how he found shame to be a useful tool in holding governments accountable.
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