21 March 2023 Joint Press Release: Human rights groups welcome the first war crimes charge relating to conduct of Australian special forces in Afghanistan The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy...
Discussion: Reckoning with the legacy of war crimes in Afghanistan Melbourne, Saturday 28 January 2023 In recent years, much information has come to light about human rights abuses by members of Australian special forces in Afghanistan. The Brereton Report,...
29 November 2022 Two years after the release of the Afghanistan Inquiry’s Report on war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) has assessed Australia’s response to the report’s findings and...
26 October 2022 Prosecution of war crimes whistleblower David McBride must be dropped The Australian Centre for International Justice and the Human Rights Law Centre are calling for an end to the unjust prosecution of war crimes whistleblower David McBride, as his...
27 April 2022 Statement: First arrest concerning allegations of war crimes by special forces in Afghanistan for obstruction and harm to investigator The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes news of the arrest of an individual arising out of...
6 April 2022 Australia’s Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References this week released the final report of its inquiry into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan. The inquiry was tasked with examining Australia’s twenty-year...
