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Kenneth Roth is the former executive director of Human Rights Watch. He has extensively investigated human rights abuses around the world, focusing especially on the world's most dire situations, the pursuit of international justice, the major powers' foreign policies, the work of the United Nations, and the global contest between democracy and autocracy. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other major publications. He spends his time between New York and Geneva.
If human rights are considered the most essential quality of human existence, then this book represents a lifetime devoted to the fight for those rights – a testament to the thoughts and experiences of a truly courageous individual. It offers a deeply insightful analysis of the global state of human rights, while also serving as a practical guide for action, aiming to inspire tangible change. This book is vibrant, passionate, and alive with purpose. It combines wisdom with a powerful idealistic spirit, making it highly relevant in today's complex political landscape, where the struggle for dignity and the rights inherent to life continue to have profound significance. -- Ai Weiwei In a world ravaged by polarisation and endangered by numbness, a remarkable book that will restore your faith in human beings. Brimming with wisdom, passion, resilience and courage, Ken Roth not only offers decades of experience as a leading human rights defender, but also 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 A penetrating, inspiring and challenging account of what it takes to fight to uphold human rights in an increasingly fractured and dangerous world. This is partly a personal memoir and partly a call to arms, and it should inspire anyone who wishes to make a difference in the world. His account does not shy away from detailing the gritty, tough tactics and hard work needed to fight for change, but it also shows how dedication, focus and hard work can deliver remarkable - and unexpected - results, and why it is essential to take a neutral and consistent approach to upholding human rights, not just in the Global South but the West as well. -- Gillian Tett Memoir, history and horror, a personal journey captivatingly woven around a world, its challenges and hopes -- Philippe Sands Protecting human rights is a noble mission, requiring both courage and vision to make real progress. There is no one in the world who is better equipped than Kenneth 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 up doors for other courageous visionaries to make change -- Anthony Romero A master class on human rights advocacy from America’s most distinguished human rights leader -- Michael Ignatieff
