Manus Island Regional Processing Centre

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Manus_Island_Regional_Processing_Centre
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration detention centre
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Manus_Regional_Processing_Centre
Manus Detention Centre
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nauru_Regional_Processing_Centre
gptkbp:capacity about 1,000 detainees
gptkbp:closed 2017
court ruling
political pressure
gptkbp:controversy allegations of abuse
human rights concerns
prolonged detention
gptkbp:coordinates 2.0583°S 147.4236°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:detainedPeople refugees
asylum seekers
stateless persons
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manus Island Regional Processing Centre
gptkbp:legalChallenge declared unconstitutional by Papua New Guinea Supreme Court in 2016
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manus_Island
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international attention
gptkbp:notableEvent media investigations
international condemnation
mass hunger strikes
2014 riot
protests by detainees
death of Reza Barati
Australian Senate inquiries
UNHCR criticism
forced closure in 2017
legal actions by detainees
relocation of detainees to Port Moresby
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Abdul_Aziz_Muhamat
gptkb:Behrouz_Boochani
Reza Barati
gptkbp:opened 2001
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Broadspectrum
gptkb:G4S
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea_Government
gptkb:Wilson_Security
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australian_offshore_processing_policy
gptkbp:policy gptkb:Pacific_Solution
gptkb:Operation_Sovereign_Borders
gptkbp:purpose detention of asylum seekers
gptkbp:region gptkb:Manus_Province
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Migration_Act_1958_(Australia)
gptkbp:reopened 2012
gptkbp:status closed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Regional_Resettlement_Arrangement
gptkb:Behrouz_Boochani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7