Matthew Smith
@matthewfsmith
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Founder & CEO @FortifyRights. We investigate human rights violations, engage people w/ power, & strengthen HRDs. Fellow at Harvard's @CarrCenter '19-20.
Joined May 2009
Here is my essay in @nytimes on why I’m suing the Trump admin. The admin’s sanctions against the ICC are an attack on global justice and the rule of law. This isn’t just policy—it’s a dangerous overreach that violates our First Amendment rights. @ACLU .
nytimes.com
A Trump executive order is undermining the International Criminal Court’s work to pursue justice for crimes against humanity.
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RT @Reaproy: Great article by my friend Ben Rogers of @FortifyRights .about the "Davos of Dictators" gathering recently organized by Xi Jin….
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RT @benedictrogers: 🧵So having watched the #Dictatorfest in Beijing, why not now read the truth about #XiJinping's #China and the #CCP's co….
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RT @PVamplify: Today, @brouklondon urges Argentina’s court to expand its genocide investigation to include atrocities by the #ArakanArmy ag….
brouk.org.uk
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) today formally petitioned the Federal Court in Buenos Aires to expand its universal jurisdiction case on the Rohingya genocide to also include atrocity...
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RT @tunkhin80: “Rivers of blood.” Entire families burned alive. 350,000 displaced since Nov 2023. This @UNHumanRights report finally expo….
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RT @FortifyRights: 🚨 Another deadly Russian missiles and drones attack on Kyiv. 🇺🇦. At least 15 civilians were reportedly killed, including….
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RT @benedictrogers: #FreeJimmyLai . China’s smartest play would be to release Jimmy Lai home to his family, unless it wants even more inter….
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He is now a global icon, but the 77-year-old’s health is deteriorating.
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RT @tunkhin80: Honoured to speak today alongside #Rohingya brothers & sisters. Grateful to @ChiefAdviserGoB for leadership & solidarity. Th….
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“It is the lasting traces of war, the ones that remain long after the gunfire stops, that we too often leave unspoken,” writes my colleague @FortifyRights, Thanida Piyachot, after documenting the local impacts of the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict.
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As politicians maneuver in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, the world must not forget the innocent lives that have been lost.
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RT @pakhead: It’s difficult to keep up with the tsunami of lese majeste cases since the 2020 protests but this one illustrates just how sev….
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RT @PartnersRelief: New reports released from the @WomensPeaceNW and @FortifyRights have highlighted the alarming risk faced by #Rohingya c….
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RT @FortifyRights: 🇮🇳 @AJEnglish reports on the impact of India’s discriminatory campaign to expel Bengali Muslims, including those with do….
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A state-backed drive to deport Bengali Muslims from India is being justified and cheered on by the media.
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RT @FortifyRights: 🇲🇲 As the #Myanmar junta’s forced conscription campaign intensifies, communities in junta-controlled areas like Ayeyarwa….
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RT @john_hq3: The burnt-out structure of a 7-Eleven convenience store struck by Cambodian rocket fire. @FortifyRights spoke to 10 survivo….
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RT @FortifyRights: 🇹🇭🇰🇭 At least 15 civilians, including children, were killed and dozens of others injured as rockets and artillery hit #T….
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RT @btselem: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth. Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated….
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RT @john_hq3: “Travel between villages was restricted, requiring permits that were rarely given,” a Rohingya refugee tells @hrw about restr….
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The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population.
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RT @FortifyRights: #Myanmar 🇲🇲. @hrw finds that the Arakan Army has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against #Rohingy….
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RT @john_hq3: Myanmar 🇲🇲 . “If we die, we will return to earth. If we live, we must raise the golden parasol. And if we return to earth,.th….
irrawaddy.com
The fearless young Generation Z leader died in junta custody earlier this week of injuries inflicted under torture by the regime’s henchmen.
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RT @KenRoth: In the Gambia v Myanmar case, the International Court of Justice will have a chance to clarify that genocide can be a means to….
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A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance
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RT @benedictrogers: So proud of my friend, colleague and @FortifyRights founder and Chief Executive @matthewsmith👇.
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