Manus Regional Processing Centre

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Manus_Regional_Processing_Centre
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration detention centre
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Manus_Island_Detention_Centre
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nauru_Regional_Processing_Centre
gptkbp:capacity about 1,000 detainees
gptkbp:closed 2016
2017
October 2017
gptkbp:country gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:criticizedFor human rights organizations
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manus Regional Processing Centre
gptkbp:legalStatus declared unconstitutional by Papua New Guinea Supreme Court in 2016
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manus_Island
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international attention on refugee policy
gptkbp:notableEvent 2014 riot
legal challenges in Papua New Guinea
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Behrouz_Boochani
gptkbp:opened 2001
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australian_offshore_processing_policy
gptkbp:purpose detention of asylum seekers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manus_Island
gptkb:Manus
gptkb:Operation_Sovereign_Borders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6