Media Releases
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...
Joint Media Release: Afghan and Australian human rights groups welcome release of the Brereton Afghanistan Inquiry
20 November 2020 Afghan and Australian human rights organisations have welcomed the release of the report of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan (IGADF) Inquiry, led by Justice Paul Brereton, into alleged war crimes by Australian special...
Media Release: The establishment of the Office of the Special Investigator is welcome and should be made permanent
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...
Joint Media Release: Afghan, Australian and international human rights and legal organisations call for public release of Justice Brereton’s Afghanistan Inquiry report
30 October 2020 Today, over 20 Afghan, Australian and international human rights and legal organisations wrote to the Assistant Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, Major General Justice Paul Brereton, urging him to commit to releasing the report of the...
Media Release: Changes to Citizenship Act to consider international crimes conduct need to be strengthened
2 September 2020 The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) welcomes recognition of the need to consider conduct by Australians that might amount to the commission of grave international crimes, however warns the Government’s changes to the Australian...
Joint Media Release: Government must strengthen corporate criminal liability for human rights abuse
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...
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