Violence broke out in an Australian immigration detention centre located on a Papua New Guinean (PNG) island today, leaving one asylum seeker dead and 77 injured after 2 consecutive nights of violence.
The injuries allegedly occurred after detainees protested and broke out of the internment camps to face a strong backlash security forces.
Commenting on the events Australian Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison said,
Outlining a different sequence of events, a spokesperson from the Refugee Action Coalition, Ian Rintoul, said that detainees had told him that locals and PNG police had entered the camp and attacked the detainees after days of their protests.
The Australian leadership has received vast criticism for its handling of asylum seekers. Commenting on the most recent events, the Human Rights Commission President, Gillian Triggs said,
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The injuries allegedly occurred after detainees protested and broke out of the internment camps to face a strong backlash security forces.
Commenting on the events Australian Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison said,
“This was a very dangerous situation where people decided to protest in a very violent way and to take themselves outside the centre and place themselves at great risk."
“Those who are maintaining the safety of environment outside the centre need to use their powers and various accoutrements that they have available to restore order in the way that is provided for under PNG law”
Outlining a different sequence of events, a spokesperson from the Refugee Action Coalition, Ian Rintoul, said that detainees had told him that locals and PNG police had entered the camp and attacked the detainees after days of their protests.
The Australian leadership has received vast criticism for its handling of asylum seekers. Commenting on the most recent events, the Human Rights Commission President, Gillian Triggs said,
“The primary obligation that Australia has is to offer protection for asylum seekers and we cannot abdicate that responsibility by sending people to a third country, in this case Papua New Guinea but it is clear that responsibility is not being met.”
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