Manus' "broken" asylum seekers in dire state

Dr Joyce Chia of the Refugee Council of Australia

Dr Joyce Chia of the Refugee Council of Australia Source: AAP

A year after the Manus Island detention centre was closed, a new report has revealed the refugees and asylum seekers who remain on the island are mentally "broken".


Amnesty International and the Refugee Council of Australia say the removal of medical services and a lack of future prospects is leaving the men who remain on Manus in a dire mental and physical condition.


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