Righting Wrongs

Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments

De: Kenneth Roth

Narrado por: Kenneth Roth

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

ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025

In three decades under the leadership of Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch grew to a staff of more than 500, conducting investigations in 100 countries to uncover abuses—and pressuring offending governments to stop them. Roth has grappled with the worst of humanity, taken on the biggest villains of our time, and persuaded leaders from around the globe to stand up to their repressive counterparts.

The son of a Jew who fled Nazi Germany just before the war began, Roth grew up knowing full well how inhumane governments could be. He has traveled the world to meet cruelty and injustice on its home turf: he arrived in Rwanda shortly after the Genocide; scrutinized the impact of Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait; investigated and condemned Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians. He directed efforts to curtail the Chinese government’s persecution of Uyghur Muslims, to bring Myanmar’s officials to justice after the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, to halt Russian war crimes in Ukraine, even to reign in the U.S. government. Roth’s many innovations and strategies included the deployment of a concept as old as mankind—the powerful tool of “shaming”—and here he illustrates its surprising effectiveness against evildoers.

This is a story of wins, losses, and ongoing battles in the ceaseless fight to uphold our most basic values.

©2024 Kenneth Roth (P)2024 Random House Audio

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“This book represents a lifetime devoted to the fight for essential rights—a testament to the thoughts and experiences of a truly courageous individual. A wise, deeply insightful analysis that also serves as a practical guide for action, this book is vibrant, passionate, and alive with purpose.”—Ai Weiwei, artist, documentarian, and activist

“A remarkable book that will restore your faith in human beings. Brimming with wisdom, passion, resilience, and courage, Righting Wrongs gives us a powerful antidote to autocracy, an antidote to apathy. One of the most important books of the year, if not of the next decade.”—Elif Shafak, author of There Are Rivers in the Sky

“There is no one better equipped than Ken Roth to explain the creative forms of political pressure that can be generated to force governments to better respect rights. This inside account will inspire and open doors for other courageous visionaries to make change.”—Anthony Romero, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union