Righting Wrongs (w/ Kenneth Roth) | The Chris Hedges Report

Host Chris Hedges speaks with Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) about his new book, "Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Frontlines Battling Abusive Governments."

This interview was originally uploaded on YouTube on May 14, 2025.

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(2:23) America’s watch
(6:02) Reporting on both sides
(8:08) Robert Bernstein attacks HRW
(10:03) Trump on Israel
(12:04) The tactic of shaming
(16:34) How Roth worked w/ the West to pressure Syria
(20:40) Not reading power correctly
(21:52) Human rights work is incremental
(25:19) Being clinical as opposed to emotional
(27:23) The power of the dissident
(31:47) The power of social media
(35:33) Working around popularity
(38:48) Attacks on universities
(42:18) China
(45:31) Corporate acquiescence to China
(47:04) Zionist lobby’s attack on Israel
(51:01) The United Nations
(53:59) Outro