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Matthew Smith

@matthewfsmith

Founder & CEO @FortifyRights. We investigate human rights violations, engage people w/ power, & strengthen HRDs. Fellow at Harvard's @CarrCenter '19-20.

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"Let me just deal with this 'credentials' game I know John & his friend Douglas Murray love to play these days... let's not play this credentials game because John will lose, just like Douglas did on the Rogan show." Me versus Netanyahu supporter John Spencer on Piers Morgan:

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NEW: The Lawyers Council of Thailand has officially launched a working group to investigate the torture and killing of Aung Ko Ko, a Myanmar national. This follows a public complaint submitted by Fortify Rights on Feb 13, 2025, detailing evidence of torture involving Thai

NEW: The Lawyers Council of Thailand has officially launched a working group to investigate the torture and killing of Aung Ko Ko, a Myanmar national.

This follows a public complaint submitted by <a href="/FortifyRights/">Fortify Rights</a> on Feb 13, 2025, detailing evidence of torture involving Thai
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I've been hearing explosions for hours now. This is the sound of Russian terror against civilians in a city far from the front. Putin has rejected President Trump's ceasefire proposal and continues to attack civilian targets in Kyiv and other cities.

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As ASEAN summit convenes today, Malaysia must lead the bloc in holding Myanmar’s junta accountable for its atrocities, writes Seng of Fortify Rights in The Diplomat. “[The people of Myanmar] need a world that sees through the junta’s lies.” thediplomat.com/2025/05/asean-…

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Ukraine has a manpower problem — not enough troops. But it won’t forcibly draft anyone under 25. Instead, it offers serious money to get them to join. WSJ: The new Contract 18–24 offers $24,000 bonus, $3,000/month, free tuition, and a no-interest mortgage for year of service. 1/

Ukraine has a manpower problem — not enough troops. But it won’t forcibly draft anyone under 25. Instead, it offers serious money to get them to join.

WSJ: The new Contract 18–24 offers $24,000 bonus, $3,000/month, free tuition, and a no-interest mortgage for year of service. 1/
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The Lawyers Council of Thailand is launching a probe into the death of Aung Ko Ko, a Myanmar national allegedly tortured and killed by Thai soldiers near the Thailand-Myanmar border in Tak's Mae Sot district, following a complaint submitted by Fortify Rights in February.

The Lawyers Council of Thailand is launching a probe into the death of Aung Ko Ko, a Myanmar national allegedly tortured and killed by Thai soldiers near the Thailand-Myanmar border in Tak's Mae Sot district, following a complaint submitted by Fortify Rights in February.
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🙌For our followers in Oslo 🇳🇴 Join Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 of Fortify Rights and other activists today at 4:30 PM at #OsloFreedomForum for a conversation on the pressing human rights issues in Hong Kong.

🙌For our followers in Oslo 🇳🇴

Join <a href="/benedictrogers/">Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯</a> of <a href="/FortifyRights/">Fortify Rights</a> and other activists today at 4:30 PM at #OsloFreedomForum for a conversation on the pressing human rights issues in Hong Kong.
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On May 27 at the #OsloFreedomForum, Fortify Rights’s Senior Director Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 joined a panel on the human rights crisis in #HongKong 🇭🇰. Speakers shared how Hong Kong has transformed from an open society to a police state, and from an international financial centre into a

On May 27 at the #OsloFreedomForum, <a href="/FortifyRights/">Fortify Rights</a>’s Senior Director <a href="/benedictrogers/">Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯</a> joined a panel on the human rights crisis in #HongKong 🇭🇰.

Speakers shared how Hong Kong has transformed from an open society to a police state, and from an international financial centre into a
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Senators Graham and Blumenthal in Kyiv: the U.S. is preparing a massive new sanctions package — and Putin will feel it. Plan includes seizing $300B in frozen Russian assets, using Ukraine’s minerals for arms, and 500% tariffs on China if it backs Putin. 82 senators back it. 0/

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The Trump administration’s sanctions on the ICC’s chief prosecutor silence human rights work and shield war criminals, writes Matthew Smith, CEO of Fortify Rights, in The New York Times. He has filed a US federal lawsuit challenging the order. ✊ “Fighting this order isn’t only a defense

The Trump administration’s sanctions on the ICC’s chief prosecutor silence human rights work and shield war criminals, writes <a href="/matthewfsmith/">Matthew Smith</a>, CEO of <a href="/FortifyRights/">Fortify Rights</a>, in <a href="/nytimes/">The New York Times</a>. He has filed a US federal lawsuit challenging the order. ✊

“Fighting this order isn’t only a defense
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(1/4) 🧵 My dear friend Matthew Smith, one of the bravest human rights defenders I know, wrote this powerful piece in the New York Times Opinion about what’s at stake when the U.S. government attacks the Int'l Criminal Court. Please read it. ⬇️ nytimes.com/2025/06/06/opi…

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The U.S. government has helped the International Criminal Court on cases involving Russia, Libya, Darfur, and Congo, but one-dimensional Trump has now banned such cooperation, violating the First Amendment, because the ICC prosecutor charged two Israelis. trib.al/17h8RPA

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A brilliant, well-reasoned, well-argued, excellent article by my courageous friend and Fortify Rights colleague Matthew Smith on why he is suing Donald J. Trump to stop him helping #HumanRights violators. nytimes.com/2025/06/06/opi…

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#HRC59: Despite the worsening #HumanRights situation since the 2021 military coup, the people of #Myanmar🇲🇲  hold onto hopes for a better, more democratic future. ✊💬 🗣️Listen to their voices in our quote card series—where they told us hopes & dreams in the UN Human Rights Council report to be

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Myanmar is not on a path to 'self-destruction' as UN Envoy Julie Bishop states, it is being destroyed by the Myanmar military. That she would frame it this way shows a serious lack of understanding about the country. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k…

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Art can be a powerful force for revolution and positive social change but is often overlooked. Watch this short film from Fortify Rights profiling the inspiring Ma Hnin and A New Burma.

Kerry Kennedy (@kerrykennedyrfk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What happened to Brad Lander today is outrageous, un-American, and deeply alarming. I’ve known Brad for years, as a friend, a public servant, and a fierce advocate for justice. He was arrested not for breaking the law, but for standing up for it. For doing what every decent