Refugee Update: Manus Island
Oct. 8th, 2016 12:51 pmLeaked UNHCR report: Manus Island world’s worst (The Saturday Paper, 8 October 2016). The UNHCR visited Nauru and Manus in April and May, and provided their interim reports to Australia, which was "dismissive". UNHCR doctors and officials meet with the Department of Immigration next week to discuss the final reports.
Manus Island staff told deportations will begin this month (GA, 6 October 2016) | 'It’s simply coercion': Manus Island, immigration policy and the men with no future (GA, 29 September 2016): "Detention centre staff say refugees are being encouraged to return to places where they face arrest, persecution or torture."
Papua New Guinea has asked the international community for help in resettling the men found to be refugees (98% of them). The Refugee Transit Centre on Manus will not be closed, and I have a horrible feeling that's where a lot of the men are going to be stuck.
Meet the men Australian policy keeps imprisoned on Manus Island at bringthemhere.org.
For refugees kidnapped and exiled to the Manus prison, hope is our secret weapon, writes refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani (GA, 3 October 2016).
Manus Island staff told deportations will begin this month (GA, 6 October 2016) | 'It’s simply coercion': Manus Island, immigration policy and the men with no future (GA, 29 September 2016): "Detention centre staff say refugees are being encouraged to return to places where they face arrest, persecution or torture."
Papua New Guinea has asked the international community for help in resettling the men found to be refugees (98% of them). The Refugee Transit Centre on Manus will not be closed, and I have a horrible feeling that's where a lot of the men are going to be stuck.
Meet the men Australian policy keeps imprisoned on Manus Island at bringthemhere.org.
For refugees kidnapped and exiled to the Manus prison, hope is our secret weapon, writes refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani (GA, 3 October 2016).