On July 30 2016 I started writing letters to the Prime Minister of Australia to protest against the imprisonment and torture of the asylum seekers in the offshore detention centres of Manus Island and Nauru. I started with the intention of writing a letter a day for every person in detention until they are all freed. There are more than 1800 asylum seekers in off shore detention. These are those letters and any response from Mr Turnbull.
Dear Prime Minister,
The deadline for the closure of the Manus Island detention centre is later this month. What steps are the DIBP taking to move detainees to Australia while expediting the processing of their refugee applications?
On behalf of detainee #66 on Manus Island, Mr XXX XXX of XXX, end the offshore detention of asylum seekers and bring them here.
Ruth Halbert
