Media Releases
Statement from Chilean relatives of victims of torture and enforced disappearances regarding extradition request of alleged perpetrator in Australia
23 June 2021 Tomorrow, the Federal Court of Australia will hand down its judgment relating to the extradition of Adriana Rivas to Chile, to answer allegations of her role in the crimes of the Pinochet regime. The matter is on appeal from a decision of the Central...
Joint Media Release: Human rights groups demand suspension of reports on Sri Lanka to assess refugee applications following rejection by a UK court
3 June 2021 In a landmark immigration case in the United Kingdom, three Upper Tribunal judges have been scathing in their rejection of Australian and UK country reports used as a basis to determine asylum applications for Sri Lankan Tamils. The consequences for many...
Joint Media Release: Palestinian and Australian human rights organisations call on Australian Government to condemn Israel’s crimes in Gaza and East Jerusalem and reject strengthening trade with Israel
Joint Media Release: Palestinian and Australian human rights organisations call on Australian Government to condemn Israel’s crimes in Gaza and East Jerusalem and reject strengthening trade with Israel 13 May 2021 In a submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs...
Media Release: Israel committing apartheid and persecution as crimes against humanity, the Australian government must change track on Palestine
Media Release: Israel committing apartheid and persecution as crimes against humanity says a Human Rights Watch report, the Australian government must change track on Palestine 27 April 2021 Human Rights Watch today released a report finding that Israel practices the...
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...