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Actor Russell Crowe has lashed out at Australia's handling of the escalating situation at the Manus Island detention centre, labelling it a "nation's shame" and offering to house and support refugees himself.
More than 600 men are refusing to leave the now-decommissioned centre in Papua New Guinea and relocate to alternative accommodation. They have expressed concerns for their safety, and asylum seeker advocates say the facilities are not ready.
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a shame and ashamed...
The United Nations human rights commission has denounced the Australian government for withdrawing support to former Manus Island detainees as the stand-off over the provision of services to more than 600 men enters its fifth day.
It comes as detainees on Nauru call for an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old asylum seeker, who was killed in a road accident on the island nation on Thursday.
In a statement, Rupert Colville, spokesman for high commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said the UN’s human rights committee had “serious concerns about the welfare, safety and wellbeing” of the men who remained at the centre in Papua New Guinea, which was formally decommissioned on Tuesday.
Water to the centre and essential medical services were also cut off on Tuesday, while electricity was disconnected on Wednesday morning. The men have been digging for water.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/nov/04/un-attacks-austra...
abandoned...
Federal Greens MP Adam Bandt has labelled Immigration Minister Peter Dutton a "terrorist" at a rally in Melbourne protesting against the treatment of men who remain on Manus Island.
More than 1,000 people gathered at the State Library to show their support for 600 refugees and asylum seekers who remain at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, despite its official closure on Tuesday.
The men say they do not feel safe in the replacement accommodation provided for them in the community.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-04/adam-bandt-calls-immigration-minis...
dutton should be sacked...
Australia’s immigration minister has accused refugees on Manus Island of lying about being threatened by locals, despite video of at least one incident.
Asylum seekers and refugees have claimed they have been subjected to multiple threats from local Papua New Guineans since being removed from the Australian-run detention centre and placed in accommodation in Lorengau.
Separate videos provided by refugees to Guardian Australia show two apparently intoxicated men at the transit centre, one of whom made death threats.
In one clip, which refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani said was shot on Saturday, a man staggers around the outside of a building at West Haus wielding a long metal implement. He gestures towards a person or people out of shot, shouting “You are a dead man” and “I will kill you” in Tok Pisin.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/11/peter-dutton-accu...