Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/kenneth-roth/rss en Human Rights Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:18:38 +0000 Kenneth Roth https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/27/who-is-looking-out-for-the-prisoners-hrw-director-on-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/09/27/who-is-looking-out-for-the-prisoners-hrw-director-on-syria Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, highlights the importance of collecting evidence of war crimes committed in Assad’s prisons in preparation for the potential prosecution of the Syrian government. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Roth https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/01/21/ending-syrias-atrocities-a-prerequisite-to-ending-its-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/01/21/ending-syrias-atrocities-a-prerequisite-to-ending-its-war If the war in Syria is to ever truly end, warring parties need to begin making difficult compromises and establishing a level of trust among all those involved, writes Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth. “It is difficult to shake hands with opponents who are killing one’s families and neighbors”.