BBCNEWS HARDtalk July 6, 2024
declared in five regions, including auckland. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. across the world, freedom and democracy are in retreat. almost a third of the world's people live under authoritarian rule. that number is rising and that has grave implications for basic human rights. it's not that liberal democracies can't be abusive of rights, but generally their safeguards against oppression are stronger. my guest today is kenneth roth, just retired after 30 years leading the campaign group human rights watch. he's been banned in a host of countries. ...