Sudanese refugee detained on Manus island wins prestigious human rights prize
Thomson Reuters Foundation A Sudanese refugee stuck in an Australian detention centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for five years has been awarded a major international human rights prize for revealing the harsh reality of Canberra’s off-shore refugee policy. Abdul Aziz Muhamat, 25, was named the 2019 Martin Ennals Laureate on Thursday for […]
New Zealand PM repeats offer to take refugees held by Australia
Thomson Reuters Foundation New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday again offered to resettle 150 asylum seekers sent by Australia to offshore camps, including one in Nauru, a Pacific island nation where leaders from both countries are set to meet next month. Australia declined New Zealand’s offer last November to take asylum seekers sent […]
ESSAY: WHY WE SHOULD BRING THE ASYLUM SEEKERS ON MANUS AND NAURU TO AUSTRALIA
After four years of Australia’s offshore asylum seeker detention program, SUSAN ANDERSON, of World Vision Australia, says it’s high time those being held on Manus Island and Nauru were brought to Australia…