Lawsuits Say Australia Subjects Asylum-Seekers To Torture And Crimes Against Humanity
The class actions represent more than 1,000 migrants detained by the government on islands belonging to other countries, under contract with Australia.
Two class action lawsuits filed in Australia's High Court claim people seeking asylum in Australia who arrive by boat without proper documentation are subject to torture and crimes against humanity. The suits say the Australian government is also guilty of intentional infliction of harm in the use of an offshore processing system, according to The Guardian.
The suits were filed by the National Justice Project, a human rightsmany of them fled from places such as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Myanmar and even Bangladesh seeking asylum.
