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Submission: Australia’s obligation to investigate crimes of torture

In November 2022, ACIJ made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture on the duty to investigate crimes of torture in national law and practice. Our submission noted institutional shortcomings in Australia’s capacity to investigate torture and other international crimes, and recommended the establishment of a permanent, specialist unit dedicated to the investigation of core international crimes.

Submission: Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Engagement in Afghanistan

20 October 2021 On 13 October 2021 ACIJ made a submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee as part of the Committee’s Inquiry into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan. The Inquiry was established in September 2021 to examine various aspects of Australia’s...

Joint Submission: Letter on full, effective and prompt reparation to Afghan victims

On 3 August 2021, the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ), Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) the Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG) and Conflict Analysis Network (CAN) wrote to the Minister for Defence, the Attorney-General, and the Prime...

Joint Submission: Letter to DFAT regarding its Country Information Report Sri Lanka

On 1 October 2020, the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) and the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) wrote to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of concerns relating to the accuracy, methodology and validity of the conclusions reached in DFAT’s...

Joint NGO Submission: Australia’s international obligations relating to trade with Israel

In a submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Palestinian and Australian human rights organisations have called on the Australian Government to undertake an urgent review of all trade cooperation with Israel and implement effective measures to protect the Palestinian...

Joint Letter: Civil Society Groups Call for Government to Take Urgent Action on Myanmar

The Australian Centre for International Justice, joined Australian civil society groups to calling on the Australian Government to take immediate action against the military coup in Myanmar which has led to over 500 civilians being killed thus far. Read the joint civil society letter here....

Letter to the Future Fund on Adani Ports’ deal in Myanmar

The Australian Centre for International Justice, working with the Burmese Rohingya Community in Australia (BRCA), submitted a Freedom of Information request for the Future Fund to disclose any holdings it has in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (Adani Ports SEZ). The FOI revealed the...

UN Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights performance: Joint NGO report

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 Australians and other foreign...

Policy Brief: Australia’s obligations regarding Israel’s annexation of the West Bank

The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) issues a briefing paper on Australia's international law obligations regarding Israel's annexation of the West Bank. The Australian Government is urged to respond swiftly to a matter of global concern – regarding Israel’s imminent annexation...

Submission: Australian human rights sanctions regime

The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) has recommended that the Australian Government introduce a new human rights targeted sanctions regime. The submission was made to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade which is holding an 'Inquiry...

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Report: Assessing Australia’s response to the Afghanistan Inquiry

29 November 2022 Two years after the release of the Afghanistan Inquiry’s Report on war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) has assessed Australia’s response to the report’s findings and...

ACIJ attends the 18th session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties 2019

For the first time, the Australian Centre for International Justice was represented at the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) meeting in its 18th session in The Hague, Netherlands at the World Forum...

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