WorldNews Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/527ba5e3c1aa4fd67c1f74da7fd5c9dc.jpgBy Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has relaxed restrictions on nearly 900 asylum seekers held on behalf of Australia, allowing them to leave the detention center during the day, a lawyer said on Thursday, but a rights group dismissed the move as "window-dressing". Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court last month ruled detention of refugees on the country's Manus Island was illegal, forcing the government of the tiny Pacific Island nation to announce it would close the camp. Papua New Guinea has since allowed the 898 men held on Manus to leave the camp during the day, Ben Lomai, a lawyer acting for many of the detainees, told Reuters. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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