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Australia/Papua New Guinea: Unchecked Violence Against Refugees and Asylum Seekers
(Sydney, October 26, 2017) – Refugees and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Manus Island have suffered repeated violent assaults and robberies by Papuans, with inadequate hospital care on the island and little action by police, Human Rights Watch said today. After more than four years since Australia initiated its policy of mandatory offshore processing of asylum seekers arriving by boat, about 770 men remain stuck in Papua New Guinea.
The Australian and PNG governments have said they will close the main center by October 31, 2017. They say refugees should move to other less-secure facilities on the island or settle in PNG, or if they are failed asylum seekers, return to their home countries. Instead, by October 31, Human Rights Watch urges Australia to genuinely protect them by transferring them to Australia.
The Australian and PNG governments have said they will close the main center by October 31, 2017. They say refugees should move to other less-secure facilities on the island or settle in PNG, or if they are failed asylum seekers, return to their home countries. Instead, by October 31, Human Rights Watch urges Australia to genuinely protect them by transferring them to Australia.
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