YouTube video by Guardian Australia Can Trump be shamed into supporting human rights?

I spoke with the Guardian about how even Trump can be shamed into supporting human rights — not frontally, but by playing off his fragile ego to get him to do the right thing for the wrong reason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1CJ...

YouTube video by Ahmed Eldin Who Will Save Gaza’s Children: The Untold Story of Survival and Loss Ft Kenneth Roth

In discussing my new book, Righting Wrongs, I explain how we can get Trump to do the right thing for the wrong reasons in Gaza. His quest for self-aggrandizement can be used to pressure Netanyahu to stop the genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdli...

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I joined ABC News's "7:30" program to discuss what can be done to stop Israel's genocidal starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. We also address the misuse of charges of antisemitism to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel's war-crime strategy. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Gaza and the End of History - Boston Review The apocalyptic scale of death and destruction lays bare the contradictions at the heart of the liberal international order.

"In his important book published earlier this year, Righting Wrongs, Kenneth Roth...persuasively argues that exposing atrocities and advocating for justice is...a crucial, oftentimes the only, means of holding power accountable on the global stage." www.bostonreview.net/articles/gaz...

China’s Vulnerability to International Pressure on Human Rights Practices The lessons I draw from these efforts is that despite the Chinese government’s economic clout and its willingness to retaliate against those who dare to spotlight its repression, Beijing remains vulne...

Despite feigning indifference, the Chinese government remains susceptible to international pressure, foremost because, given the lack of domestic elections, it craves the legitimacy that international acceptance can bring. That provides leverage for change. Excerpt: www.chinafile.com/library/exce...

Weekend - US President to meet EU chief - BBC Sounds Trump says there's a 50-50 chance that the US and EU could reach a framework trade deal

On BBC "Weekend," I explained why Israel IS committing genocide in Gaza, despite the Israeli government's false denials. Beginning at 32:20. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Roth za N1: U Gazi se dešava genocid, postoje jasne paralele sa Srebrenicom U ekskluzivnom intervjuu za N1 Kenneth Roth, jedan od vodećih svjetskih autoriteta za ljudska prava, objašnjava zašto su akcije izraelske vojske u Gazi više od

Bosnia was the cite of genocide in the 1990s. I spoke to Bosnia's N1 TV about the deliberate dehumanization of people that so often precedes genocide. That is now happening in Gaza, where the Israeli government portrays Palestinians as "human animals." n1info.ba/svijet/roth-...

Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance

Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth

Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance

We shouldn't think of genocide only in terms of the maximalist killing of the Holocaust or the Rwandan slaughter. Genocide can also involve killing "part" of a group as a means to an end. That's what Israel is doing in Gaza, to advance ethnic cleansing. I explain: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump could get his Nobel Prize if he stops the Gaza genocide — and creates a Palestinian state, says Kenneth Roth  | Analyst News America has armed and defended Israel’s genocide in Gaza since the start. But Human Rights Watch’s former director says Trump and his base’s shifting support for Israel — and his thirst for legacy — m...

You don't get a Nobel Peace Prize for aiding and abetting genocide. If Trump wants one, he should use his enormous leverage to stop Israel's killing and starving of Palestinian civilians and to push for a Palestinian state. I explain in this interview: www.analystnews.org/posts/trump-...

Could Trump be persuaded to save Palestinians in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth It seems paradoxical to look to Trump to save Palestinians, yet no recent US president has been better placed to stop Israel

It seems paradoxical to look to Trump to save the Palestinians, yet no recent US president has been better placed to insist that the Israeli government stop its extraordinary repression and brutality. We must press Trump to take the right steps. I explain: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English "They have spat on humanity." Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla & Ken Roth on Gaza hypocrisy | Reframe

The Hague Group of countries just condemned Israel's genocide and took steps to avoid complicity with it. I discussed the origins of this important effort with Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla on Al Jazeera's Reframe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f61h...

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

A renowned Israeli genocide scholar: "My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people....I have been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

Opinion | The Law Is Not Enough to Stop War Crimes

The German government ultimately acknowledged its role in the Holocaust. The Japanese government has largely swept its WWII crimes under the rug. That has led to very different levels of comfort in promoting human rights abroad. A lesson for others. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...

Opinion | The Law Is Not Enough to Stop War Crimes

As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, the worst in Europe since the Holocaust, we must recognize that successful prosecutions have not been enough to end the denial and divisiveness. That has lessons for Israel, Rwanda, etc. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English How Netanyahu shaped US-Israel relations for decades

Netanyahu calculates that regardless of how horribly he treats Palestinians, the U.S. government will always back him, but Trump could change that calculation. Since there is no one to his right, Trump doesn't have to fear the backlash of drawing the line. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYDf...

On Activist Lawyer, I explain how I applied the skills I learned as a lawyer to defend rights (including against Trump) in a way not taught in law school, drawing from my book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments. activistlawyer.podbean.com/e/ep-110-rig...

YouTube video by RNZ Israel 'hated' Human Rights Watch - Kenneth Roth | RNZ

It is testament to the accuracy and principled nature of Human Rights Watch's reporting on Israel that the HRW analysis of Israel's apartheid in the occupied territory is now accepted by every serious group and observer that has examined the issue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdrJ...

YouTube video by RNZ ‘Godfather’ of human rights believes criteria met for genocide in Gaza | RNZ

Genocide can be a means to an end. It doesn't require Israel to kill every Palestinian civilian. It can occur by killing enough, or creating starvation and deprivation so severe, that the survivors flee. Just like what Myanmar did to the Rohingya. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_qb...

YouTube video by RNZ What the 'godfather of human rights' says about the Middle East | 30 with Guyon Espiner | RNZ

On "30 with Guyon Espiner," I discuss how to address today's major human rights challenges -- Putin, Xi Jinping, Trump, Netanyahu, etc., as described in my new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaFQ...

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English "They have spat on humanity." Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla & Ken Roth on Gaza hypocrisy | Reframe

Gaza is “the first time in our lifetime that we are seeing genocide livestreamed to our phones and televisions every single day....The Global North has spat on human rights." -- Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla discusses the life-&-death struggle w/ me on Al Jazeera ReFrame. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f61h...

Israel’s Crimes of the Century How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law.

A strong analysis of Israel's shocking disregard for Palestinian civilian life in Gaza: "Crimes of the Century: How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law." nymag.com/intelligence...

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English The cost of control in Xi Jinping’s China Emily Feng & Ken Roth | Reframe

On Al Jazeera's Reframe, I speak with Emily Feng about the notable tightening of repression in China under Xi Jinping, motivated by his fear of a Soviet-like collapse of the Chinese Communist Party and the dissolution of a unified Chinese state. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iimq...

Diritti umani: nonostante tutto, qualche volta vincono i buoni Ad esserne certo è l’uomo che per trent’anni ha guidato una delle più importanti organizzazioni umanitarie: Human Rights Watch. «L’apparenza pare andare in un’…

Rome's La Repubblica interviews me about my new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments. www.repubblica.it/venerdi/2025...

Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen | Kenneth Roth Troops are trained for war, where they can shoot to kill. Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutality

Trump pretends that the danger is the protesters, but the danger really is Trump. His needless and dangerous deployment of troops in Los Angeles is his latest step taken from the Autocrat's Handbook. I explain in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Does international law even matter? Ken Roth & Silvia Fernandez | Reframe YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

On Al Jazeera's Reframe, I discuss the International Criminal Court with Argentine jurist Sylvia Fernandez, one of the founders. We are candid about ICC problems including Washington's unprincipled opposition but see the court's major evolution and enormous potential. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

The 40 best books published so far this year When you lie down by the pool this summer, pick up one of these titles

I'm thrilled that the Economist has included in its list of the 40 best books published so far this year my new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments. economist.com/culture/2025...

Have we passed peak Trump? | Kenneth Roth Since Trump returned to the White House, the checks and balances of US democracy have proved remarkably resilient

Despite the significant damage he is still causing, we may have reached peak Trump. Because of increasingly assertive and coordinated resistance, Trump's capacity to do harm is diminishing. That is the case I make in the Guardian as a spur to further resistance. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

3. ⁠Kenneth Roth on Human Rights and Academic Freedom An Oxford SWANA Podcast · Episode

I discuss the current assault on academic freedom, often driven by efforts to suppress criticism of Israeli war crimes in Gaza, with Oxford's SWANA podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4dxn...

Is Trump’s foreign policy weakening the US? Ken Roth and Stephen Walt Former Human Rights Watch head Ken Roth interviews Harvard professor Stephen Walt on the erosion of democracy in the US.

On Al Jazeera's new program Reframe, I interview Stephen Walt about how to understand Trump's strategy and rationale as he undermines democracy at home and international law abroad. www.aljazeera.com/program/refr...