No Restriction to PNG asylum seekers to Move Around

Australia sends asylum seekers who arrive by boat to the centre under its tough immigration policies.

But PNG’s Supreme Court ruled in April that restricting the movements of asylum seekers was unlawful under the country’s constitution.

Followed by the Supreme Court deciccion900 Asylum seekers held on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are no longer being held in detention, reports say.

Around 900 men are now allowed to leave the Manus Island detention centre during the day.

The Australian and PNG governments are now negotiating about what will happen to the men.