Kenneth Roth(@KenRoth):Philanthropy "funds programs—education, health, climate—while neglecting the freedom that makes those gains durable. Of roughly US$900B in annual global giving, the authors note, less than one percent flows to freedom, democracy, and civil liberties."

Kenneth Roth

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Former Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now senior fellow, Yale University (Law and Jackson). My book: "Righting Wrongs" (Knopf/Allen Lane).

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Kenneth Roth@KenRoth

2026.07.06 16:51

Philanthropy "funds programs—education, health, climate—while neglecting the freedom that makes those gains durable. Of roughly US$900B in annual global giving, the authors note, less than one percent flows to freedom, democracy, and civil liberties."