Jun 1, 2023
1 June 2023 Joint Press Release: Truth triumphs in Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes defamation verdict Today, the Federal Court of Australia delivered its judgment in the defamation case brought by former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith against The Age, Sydney Morning...
Mar 21, 2023
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...
Jan 12, 2023
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,...
Nov 29, 2022
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...
Oct 26, 2022
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...
Apr 27, 2022
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...
