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...
19 November 2021 Today marks one year since the release of the Brereton Report into war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Human rights groups from Afghanistan and Australia have joined forces to reiterate the need for accountability and redress. The...
8 November 2021 Human rights and legal organisations from around Australia will today tell a Senate Inquiry investigating Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan that the Morrison Government must do more for the people of Afghanistan. The Law Council of Australia, Save...
20 October 2021 On 13 October 2021 ACIJ made a submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee as part of the Committee’s Inquiry into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan. The Inquiry was established in September 2021 to examine...
