Senate report on Manus Island riot released
Published on the 22 Jan 2015
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee handed down its report today into the ‘Incident at the Manus Island Detention Centre from 16 February to 18 February 2014’. This was the incident in which Reza Barati was killed and many other asylum seekers were injured.
The Committee’s recommendations include that the Australian government should:
- acknowledge and take responsibility for violations of human rights in relation to the incident;
- provide compensation to those who suffered human rights violations;
- ensure that all asylum seekers who were injured receive adequate medical and rehabilitation assistance;
- ensure that all asylum seekers who were injured receive independent legal advice;
- facilitate appropriate access to the detention centre for UN representatives; lawyers; the Australian Human Rights Commission; and journalists;
- ensure that an adequate and effective investigation is launched into the criminal assaults that were perpetrated against asylum seekers.
The full report can be found here. The Kaldor Centre’s submission, which was cited extensively in the report, can be found here.