
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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http://fortifyrights.org 07-05-2009 10:32:13
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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




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-…



🙌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.


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



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


(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…


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…

#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


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.

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