papua new guinea court rules detention of asylum seekers on manus illegal /

Published at 2016-04-26 09:13:00

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Supreme court orders PNG and Australian governments to immediately move people out of detention centre on Manus island • Read the judgmentThe detention of asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island is illegal,the Papua unusual Guinea Supreme Court has ruled, finding it to be in breach of the country’s constitution.
The full bench of
the court ruled the incarceration of asylum seekers and refugees was in breach of their personal liberty, and ordered both the PNG and Australian governments to immediately commence making arrangements to move people out of detention.
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Source: theguardian.com

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