Australia migrant camp in PNG "illegal"

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Access to the Manus Island camp by outside observers is extremely restricted

Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the detention of asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island is unconstitutional.

Australia sends asylum seekers to the Manus Island detention centre under its offshore processing policy.

The five judges on the Supreme Court’s bench ruled this breached section 42 of Papua New Guinea’s constitution, which guarantees personal liberty.

The court said “all steps” should be taken to end the “illegal” detention.

Currently around 850 men are held on the island, around half of whom have been judged genuine refugees.

Section 42 of Papua New Guinea’s constitution guarantees personal liberty for all people except in defined circumstances.

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