After three decades at the helm of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth has come to believe that all governments try "to cover up their abuse." But as he prepares to stand down later this month, Roth also believes that "the ability of the human rights movement to identify serious abuses and generate serious pressure for change is much greater today than it was three decades ago when I began this work." In an interview ahead of vacating his role, Roth looks back on the ups and downs, the victories and defeats since he became HRW's executive director in 1993. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES