Kenneth Roth: ‘China is the biggest threat to human rights’

Under his leadership, Human Rights Watch moved from its loft on Manhattan’s 42nd Street to the 34th and 35th floors of the Empire State Building. Kenneth Roth is the historic figure of the human rights organization, which he has led since 1993 and joined in 1987. He leaves his post at the end of August, believing that it is time to pass the torch. This New Yorker from the Upper West Side has spent the last five years between Geneva and the Big Apple. He delivers his sharp eye on the state of human rights in the world.