Papua New Guinea aims to stop Manus Island inquiry as new legal bid begins

By Michael Gordon, Sarah Whyte
Updated March 25 2014 - 6:13am, first published 5:48am

Asylum seekers facing indefinite detention on Manus Island have launched a new legal bid for freedom. At the same time, the Papua New Guinean government has moved to shut down a second inquiry into human rights at the centre, while the future of people housed there remains unclear.

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