Ruth Halbert

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For the 166th man on Manus Island

Dear Prime Minister,

‘We came to Australia for seeking safety … We are not criminals’: a handwritten note from a detainee on Manus Island.

Photograph: David T Young/Penny Ryan

This is a message from the 166th man on Manus Island to the Australian people:

Prime Minister, stop masquerading as a caricature of a politician who uses people as tools to stay in power and start acting like a morally responsible human being. End offshore detention and bring them here.