Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

Founder & CEO @FortifyRights. We investigate human rights violations, engage people w/ power, & strengthen HRDs. Fellow at Harvard's @CarrCenter '19-20. fortifyrights.org Joined May 2009

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

2 hours ago

Mature democracies have entered a dystopia: the smaller the injustice, the more extreme the response; the greater the injustice, the deeper the bureaucratic indifference.

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

24 hours ago

At the high-level UN meeting today on the Rohingya crisis, several member states expressed support for accountability for all atrocity crimes in Myanmar. Any one of them could refer the whole situation to the ICC. None have. Political cowardice or a lack of understanding or what?

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

a day ago

Always grateful to @BobRae48 for his principled leadership and advocacy for justice and peace and development for the #Rohingya and all peoples of #Myanmar. “There are no unsolvable problems,” he said today. “It is only when we lack the will.” #Bangladesh #Canada

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

a day ago

At the UN high-level conference on the Rohingya crisis today, the U.S. government announced $60 million in aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh & said they give it w/ expectations Bangladesh will open livelihood opportunities for Rohingya, aka the right to work. Excellent news

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

a day ago

UN High Commissioner @volker_turk just told ICC member states to refer the whole situation of Myanmar to the ICC and he spoke truth about Min Aung Hlaing’s planned sham elections and impunity. Necessary message. Thank you @volker_turk for shining the light of truth.

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

a day ago

Julie Bishop just told the high-level conference on the Rohingya crisis about her visit w/ junta leader Min Aung Hlaing last week. She uncritically explained his plans for elections, failing to mention his attacks on civilians and the murder & imprisonment of political opponents.

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

a day ago

Now @waiwainu is speaking truth to power at the high-level conference on the #Rohingya crisis at the UN General Assembly hall in NYC. “The #genocide did not end in 2017. It has worsened.” #Myanmar

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Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh @ChiefAdviserGoB

2 days ago

Chief Adviser urges rights defenders to undertake more visits to Bangladesh NEW YORK, Sept 29, 2025: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called on international human rights defenders to continue visiting Bangladesh as the country approaches a “critical time” ahead…

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

2 days ago

Our friends at @hrw are correct: the preconditions for safe & dignified returns of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar are not in place. UN member states should prioritize protection. Rohingya want to go home & know better than anyone that it’s not possible now. hrw.org/news/2025/09/2…

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

2 weeks ago

Perhaps ASEAN Ministers can now find the moral courage to do the the right thing and condemn Min Aung Hlaing’s sham election—which will undoubtedly also be a deadly exercise if it moves forward. #Myanmar irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-…

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

2 weeks ago

Today I met @grahamformaine, candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine. We talked about the genocides in #Gaza and #Myanmar, as well as the lawsuit I filed against the Trump Admin to defend free speech and int’l justice. I’m impressed w Graham’s vision, moral compass, & campaign.

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Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov

2 weeks ago

Zelenskyy: I want to thank General Kellogg. Every time you are in Kyiv, people can get a little more sleep, there are no massive strikes. Turned out that the US has air defense no worse than the Patriots. 1/

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

3 weeks ago

#Ukrainian and #Myanmar rights defenders expose #Russian nuclear giant Rosatom’s role in atrocities—in Ukraine and Myanmar—and lay out practical steps for accountability. @FortifyRights @truth_hounds 🔗 thediplomat.com/2025/09/russia…

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Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith

3 weeks ago

Must-read op-ed on how the political shifts in #Thailand affect the sizable refugee population, and what Thai authorities can do to fulfill the country’s legal obligations wrt refugee rights. By my colleague Thanida “Jam” Piyachot @FortifyRights.

Fortify Rights @FortifyRights

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Fortify Rights @FortifyRights

3 weeks ago

🇹🇭 Thailand’s repeated political transitions have not only disrupted continuity in governance but have also shaken the trust and hopes of refugees, as each political shift brings fresh doubts over whether policies will move in a more human rights respecting—or more…

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Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov

3 weeks ago

The prime minister of Ukraine in the government building today. This is one floor above her office. Today was the largest attack by Russia since …. ever: 800 drones, over a dozen missiles. Kyiv is burning.

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Phil Robertson @Reaproy

4 weeks ago

Great article by my friend Ben Rogers of @FortifyRights about the "Davos of Dictators" gathering recently organized by Xi Jinping and the authoritarians of #China. ucanews.com/news/beijings-…

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Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 @benedictrogers

4 weeks ago

🧵So having watched the #Dictatorfest in Beijing, why not now read the truth about #XiJinping's #China and the #CCP's complicity with atrocity crimes in #Myanmar, #NorthKorea and beyond, in #TheChinaNexus - the book Xi desperately doesn't want you to read /

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Progressive Voice @PVamplify

4 weeks ago

Today, @brouklondon urges Argentina’s court to expand its genocide investigation to include atrocities by the #ArakanArmy against #Rohingya. "It is no exaggeration to say that Rohingya in #Rakhine State are on the brink of extinction." said @tunkhin80 bit.ly/4oVjXYq

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Tun Khin @tunkhin80

4 weeks ago

“Rivers of blood.” Entire families burned alive. 350,000 displaced since Nov 2023. This @UNHumanRights report finally exposes horrifying details of genocidal massacres by the #ArakanArmy against #Rohingya in #Rakhine - and calls for referral to the @IntlCrimCourt. The…