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Asylum Seekers in Australia Win Multimillion Dollar Payout
[AnNahar] Detainees at a controversial Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea won Aus$70 million ($53 million) in compensation on Wednesday after alleging they suffered physical and psychological harm.The settlement, to be shared by 1,905 people held on Manus Island since 2012, averted a public trial against the government and security providers Transfield and G4S. A class action sought damages for alleged suffering due to harsh conditions in which detainees were held. It also called for a payout for false imprisonment after the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruled last year that holding asylum-seekers on Manus Island was unconstitutional and illegal. Lawyers Slater and Gordon said they believed it was the largest human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. class action settlement in Australian history, with the defendants also agreeing to pay costs of more than Aus$20 million. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-06-15 |
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