Government urged to close offshore processing centres for good

As Australia approaches the halfway point of its three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Councils, experts and advocates are urging leaders to make the second half more impactful than the first. Its offshore processing centres on Manus Island and Nauru remain at the centre of debate, with watchdogs urging the government to close them down for good.

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