Media Releases
Joint Media Release: Adani Ports removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Index
13 April 2021 S&P Dow Jones has announced that it will remove Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports) from its Sustainability Index in response to calls for its review from human rights and environmental groups. The case for review included evidence of...
Joint Media Release: Adani Ports misleads shareholders in statement that fails to disclose Myanmar military ties, NSE and BSE must take regulatory action
1 April 2021 Joint Media Release: Adani Ports misleads shareholders in statement that fails to disclose Myanmar military ties NSE and BSE must take regulatory action In response to the March 30 Port of Complicity: Adani Ports in Myanmar report into Adani Ports’...
Joint Media Release: Pressure builds on Adani Ports investors as new report reveals Adani Ports paid tens of millions to Myanmar military company. Human rights groups call on Adani Ports’ investors to divest
30 March 2021 A new report by the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and Justice For Myanmar (JFM) exposes shocking new links between Adani Ports, and the Myanmar military owned company Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). Last week, the United States...
Media Release: The ACIJ welcomes the AFP’s investigation into alleged crimes related to Libya
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...
Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar – An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States
24 February 2021 Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council and UN member states to urgently institute a...
Media Release: ICC ruling on Palestine paves way for investigation of international crimes, Australia’s position rejected
6 February 2021 The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that the ICC has jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes committed in the territory of Palestine. The majority ruling paves the way for an investigation into crimes committed in...
Joint Civil Society Statement on Myanmar Military Coup
3 February 2021 The undersigned groups representing civil society firmly denounce the military coup in Myanmar which has suspended civilian government and effectively returned full power to the military. On 1 February, the military took power and arbitrarily arrested...
Joint Media Release: Australia’s Future Fund must divest its AUD$3.2 million holdings in Adani Ports and SEZ for its ties to the Myanmar military and role in the Carmichael mine project
16 December 2020 Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, is investing taxpayer money in an Adani Group company that is funding critical aspects of the controversial Carmichael Coal Project and holds business ties to the Myanmar military. Rohingya...
Media Release: Recommendations to adopt human rights targeted sanctions laws in Australia are welcome
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...