
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Global
Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com
Categories: Society & Culture
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Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, has spent over three decades at the forefront of the global human rights movement, challenging abusive governments and fighting for justice. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Kenneth to discuss his extraordinary career, from his early years learning his father’s refugee story, to his pivotal role in shaping international human rights advocacy.
Kenneth reflects on the strategies he employed to push oppressive regimes into compliance, from leveraging international pressure to navigating the complex geopolitics of the world’s most powerful autocrats. He offers a candid look at the personal and professional challenges he faced while battling dictators like Putin, Xi Jinping, and Assad, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.
Insightful and unflinching, Kenneth shares stories of victories and setbacks, the evolution of the human rights movement, and how he remains motivated by the belief that positive change, however incremental, is always possible. This episode explores the sacrifices, triumphs, and complexities of a career dedicated to exposing injustice and holding the powerful accountable.
Righting Wrongs: Three Descased on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, by Kenneth Roth. Available to order now.
Previous episodes
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282 - Kenneth Roth: Tyrants Trust Sycophants, I Challenge Them with the Truth Fri, 25 Apr 2025
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281 - Ash Atalla: The Office, The IT Crowd, and the Unlikely Road to Comedy Success Fri, 18 Apr 2025
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280 - Steven Frayne: I Had To Kill Dynamo To Be Steven Fri, 11 Apr 2025
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279 - Carol Vorderman LIVE! Numbers, Politics, and Finding Her Voice Fri, 04 Apr 2025
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278 - Jon Ronson: “It's good training for a journalist, being bullied at school.” Fri, 28 Mar 2025 - 0h
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277 - David Harewood: "I was not 'black' enough, I didn't know where I fit in" Fri, 21 Mar 2025
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276 - Alistair McGowan: My friends laughed when I said I was doing comedy Fri, 14 Mar 2025
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275 - KT Tunstall: “I lost my hearing, it didn’t come back.” Fri, 07 Mar 2025 - 0h
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274 - Matt Forde: Doctors said I would never walk again Fri, 28 Feb 2025
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273 - Zoe Lyons: My mum screamed about me..."I can't cope anymore" Fri, 21 Feb 2025
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272 - Dr. Rangan Chatterjee: This breathing exercise will save your life! Fri, 14 Feb 2025 - 0h
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271 - Full Disclosure is taking a short break, but we will be back! Fri, 03 Jan 2025 - 0h
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270 - Best of... Full Disclosure 2024 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 - 0h
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269 - Rob Brydon: Rejection, manifesting success & meeting Steve Coogan Fri, 20 Dec 2024
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268 - Shaun Keaveny: "I have self-doubt and massive amounts of imposter syndrome" Fri, 13 Dec 2024
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267 - Alex James: 'Modern Life is Rubbish' was our last chance at success Fri, 06 Dec 2024 - 0h
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266 - Baroness Lola Young: From foster care to the House of Lords Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - 0h
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265 - Dan Snow: I'd die if my kids said they wanted to be broadcasters Fri, 22 Nov 2024
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264 - Rupert Everett: “I stuck out like a sore thumb in Hollywood" Fri, 15 Nov 2024 - 0h
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263 - James Rebanks: The shepherd who tells the stories of ordinary, extraordinary people Fri, 08 Nov 2024 - 0h
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262 - Hanif Kureishi: A freak accident left me paralysed - and it broke me Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 0h
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261 - Michel Roux: Cooking for presidents, kitchen battles and continuing the family legacy Fri, 25 Oct 2024 - 0h
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260 - Sir David Jason: "I’m addicted to an audience" Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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259 - William Dalrymple: A life shaped by history Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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258 - Graeme Park: How I accidentally became a resident DJ at the Hacienda Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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257 - Jon Sopel: The Making of a News Agent Fri, 27 Sep 2024 - 0h
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256 - From The Vault: Angela Rayner Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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255 - From The Vault: Sir Keir Starmer Fri, 13 Sep 2024
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254 - Tony Blackburn: Escaping school, life at sea and landing the biggest job in radio Fri, 06 Sep 2024 - 0h
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253 - Jordan Stephens: Heartbreak, hitting rock bottom and finding my way back from self-destruction Fri, 30 Aug 2024 - 0h
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252 - Former Met Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu: I spent a year in therapy to get over what happened in my career Fri, 23 Aug 2024
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251 - Paul Sinha: How I went from GP to award-winning comedian and Chaser Fri, 16 Aug 2024 - 0h
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250 - Martin O'Neill: Trophies, titles and missing out on the FA Cup Fri, 09 Aug 2024 - 0h
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249 - Robin Askwith: The legendary actor with a life you couldn't make up Fri, 02 Aug 2024 - 0h
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248 - James Graham: The playwright with the Midas touch Fri, 26 Jul 2024
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247 - Russell Watson: From factory worker to performing for the Emperor of Japan Fri, 19 Jul 2024 - 0h
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246 - Joe Pasquale: All I ever wanted to do was make my mum laugh Fri, 12 Jul 2024 - 0h
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245 - Midge Ure: Hit singles and world tours meant nothing until I was in my own band Fri, 05 Jul 2024 - 0h
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244 - Nick Lowles: Why I've spent the last 35 years fighting Nazis Fri, 28 Jun 2024 - 0h
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243 - Sally Lindsay: Fighting for working-class women in telly Fri, 21 Jun 2024 - 0h
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242 - Helen Lederer: "I've never been on the winning team when it matters" Fri, 14 Jun 2024 - 0h
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241 - Danny Wallace: How I got sucked into the conspiracy rabbit hole... Fri, 07 Jun 2024
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240 - Frank Skinner: "People will forgive you for anything but success" Fri, 31 May 2024 - 0h
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238 - Salman Rushdie: When I die, I know there will be nothing Fri, 24 May 2024 - 0h
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237 - Zeinab Badawi: Setting the record straight on African history Fri, 17 May 2024 - 0h
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236 - Julie Hesmondhalgh: How good telly and theatre can change the world Fri, 10 May 2024
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235 - Angela Hartnett: One of the UK's top chefs shares her recipe for success Fri, 03 May 2024 - 0h
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234 - Caroline Lucas: Being Britain's first and only Green MP Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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233 - Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart on Palestine, the press and Piers Morgan Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 0h
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232 - James Timpson: The secrets to running a successful business and making money Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 0h