22 March 2021 The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes the announcement by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to open an investigation into alleged criminal activity of an Australian national in the context of the conflict in Libya. It follows...
7 December 2020 The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes the report of a Parliamentary committee which has recognised the need for Australia to adopt stand alone targeted sanctions legislation to address human rights violations and corruption...
12 November 2020 The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes the establishment of the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) by the Australian Government. In anticipation of the release of a redacted version of the report of the Afghanistan...
Please see original release issued by the Human Rights Law Centre here. 1 September 2020 Human rights and legal organisations today welcomed proposals by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to strengthen Australia’s corporate criminal laws in relation to human...
The Australian Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Coalition’s joint report on Australia’s human rights performance calls for action on the necessity of reforming Australia’s institutional mechanism for investigating and prosecuting international crimes committed by...
Today marks International Justice Day, where over 22 years ago, a coalition of hundreds of civil society and victims’ organisations, human rights defenders, regional organisations and states, came together in Rome to support a process which led to the adoption of the...
