Kenneth Roth
| Kenneth Roth link Sourcewatch (Lawyer) | |
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| Born | September 23, 1955 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School,Brown University |
| Spouse | Annie Sparrow |
Kenneth Roth is a WEF YGL 1997 US attorney who has been the executive director of the NGO Human Rights Watch since 1993 (formally still a non-governmental organization, but a de facto part of the US government.)
Career
Prior to starting at Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth worked in private practice as a litigator and served as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the Iran-Contra investigation. During the early years of his work for the human rights industry, Roth focused on the US effort around the declaration of martial law in Poland in 1981.
Roth joined Human Rights Watch in 1987 as deputy director. Under Roth's leadership, Human Rights Watch has grown eight-fold in size and vastly expanded its reach. It now operates in more than 80 countries.
As a founding member of the International Campaign to ban Landmines, in 1997 Human Rights Watch shared the Nobel Peace Prize for helping bring about the Mine Ban Treaty.
