Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE: Australia must support landmark ICC application for arrest warrants in the Situation in Palestine
The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes the announcement overnight from the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he has made an application for arrest warrants in the Situation in Palestine. ACIJ calls on the Australian Government: to commit to supporting steps taken to ensure accountability for crimes committed on the territory of the State of Palestine; to rescind in full the Morrison Government’s 2020 attempt to stop an investigation at the ICC from being opened, and; to declare its support for the independence of the Court as it comes under attack. As a party to the Rome Statute, the Australian Government is legally bound to fully cooperate with any warrant issued.
Joint Media Release: Aussie coal company must be held accountable for likely breaching Russian sanctions laws
Joint Media Release: Aussie coal company must be held accountable for likely breaching Russian sanctions laws ASX-listed Tigers Realm Coal Limited are captured by Australia’s sanctions laws, the Federal Court has found yesterday, in dismissing the company’s challenge...
Joint Media Release: Aussie coal company keeps mining Russian coal, takes Australian government to court over sanctions laws
4 March 2024 Joint Media Release: Aussie coal company keeps mining Russian coal, takes Australian government to court over sanctions laws ASX-listed Tigers Realm Coal Limited has continued, through its Russian subsidiaries, to mine, load and sell Russian coal, despite...
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Human rights organisations request cancellation of Australian visa to alleged Israeli war criminal, Doron Almog, or referral for criminal investigation
The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) have called on the Australian government to cancel any visa issued to Doron Almog, a former major-general of the Israeli army.
Media Release: Australia is a Safe Haven for Perpetrators of Atrocities and Must Establish a Permanent, Specialised International Crimes Unit
Following revelations of the presence of alleged Rwandan perpetrators of genocide in Australia, ACIJ has reiterated its call for a dedicated, specialised unit be established to more effectively investigate these international crimes.
MEDIA RELEASE: Australia has a duty to prevent genocide in Gaza and act to implement ICJ ruling that Israel’s actions in Gaza are a plausible genocide
In a historic decision, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that South Africa’s claim that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza is plausible. ACIJ calls on the Australian Government to issue a public statement welcoming this decision and committ to complying with its duty to prevent genocide.
Letter: Australia should support South Africa’s application at the ICJ alleging Israeli breaches of the Genocide Convention against Palestinians in Gaza
On 9 January 2024, the Australian Centre for International Justice wrote to the Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Attorney-General requesting the Australian Government provide its full support to South Africa’s application at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel alleging breaches under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Letter: Australia should investigate citizens fighting in the IDF
Letter to Minister for Home Affairs, the Attorney-General and the AFP Commissioner, regarding Australian nationals joining the Israel Defense Forces.
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Alleged violation of UK sanctions by Australian-linked mining company in Myanmar
20 November 2023 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Alleged violation of UK sanctions by Australian-linked mining company in Myanmar REDRESS, Justice For Myanmar and the Australian Centre for International Justice have submitted a dossier of evidence to the Governor of the British...