'Refugees are being destroyed': Ex-Manus detainee blasts Australia at UN meeting

Abdul Aziz Muhamat has addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

A former Manus Island detainee who was  has vowed to keep fighting for his fellow refugees who remain on the island.

Sudanese refugee Abdul Aziz Muhamat delivered a speech at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday in which he blasted Australia's offshore policies on Nauru and Manus Island.

"I am free ... [but] many hundreds are still detained. They are being completely destroyed, physically and mentally," he told the UN meeting.

"Twelve people have died. Over 100 have attempted suicide on Manus Island in just the last month. How many more will it take?"

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Published 27 June 2019 1:51pm
Updated 12 August 2022 3:27pm
By Nick Baker, Charlotte Lam


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