'I never thought this day would come': Manus Island refugee granted asylum in Switzerland

before the United Nations Human Rights CouncilReflecting on his advocacy on the world stage, Mr Muhamat said he still encountered reactions of disbelief at the extent of the 'cruelty' of Australia's asylum seeker policy.

"The things we have experienced," he said in his video, addressed to those still detained on Manus Island," what we have seen, what we have been through is indescribable.Mr Muhamat won the 2019 Martin Ennals Award for his work documenting the impacts of his time in Australia's offshore processing detention centre on Manus Island. In 2017, he supplied almost 4,000 voice messages as part the The Messenger podcast, co-produced by the Wheeler Centre and Guardian Australia.

More than 500 refugees and asylum seekers are detained on Manus Island, three years after the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruled the detention of Australian asylum seekers on the island was unconstitutional. The Manus Island processing centre at Papua New Guinea’s Lombrum Naval Base was shut down in November 2017, leaving hundreds of men stranded without valid travel documents.

Abdulaziz_Ada I’m so happy & relieved for him. Finally a generous, accepting country...unlike ours which has become cruel, harsh, bigoted & racist. Go well & live a wonderful life. Abdulaziz_Ada

Abdulaziz_Ada G.A.Y

Abdulaziz_Ada Marvellous!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏 What about the others? Stop the inhumanity!

Abdulaziz_Ada Such good news

Abdulaziz_Ada Australia, hang your head in shame and best wishes for your new life in Europe

Abdulaziz_Ada So glad you got away from shit hole of the planet, Australia! I wish you all the best for your new life in Europe!

Gcampbell6 Abdulaziz_Ada Wonderful news for Abdulaziz_Ada. May you have a great future in Switzerland & hope more are soon free from Manus & Nauru. Apologies from Australia.

Abdulaziz_Ada Good for him.

Abdulaziz_Ada Bye

Abdulaziz_Ada It's a shame, even Sweden is becoming more right wing because it's government is allowing Muslims in and now terrorism is a problem. It's costing costing their country billions that could be put to better use and innocent people will die.

daveyk317 Abdulaziz_Ada So the Swiss are humane then? Don't they need to pander to voters about being tough on asylum seekers? Wish him all the very best. With any luck he doesn't hate all Australian people?

Abdulaziz_Ada

Abdulaziz_Ada Yay!!🎉✨💕

Abdulaziz_Ada Rude shock coming he will actually have to get a job and contribute. Not be a professional bludger

Abdulaziz_Ada Whatever! As long as they don’t come to Australia.

Abdulaziz_Ada I’m so pleased for him. I’m glad he is not coming to this bloody awful country. It would have been a nightmare for him. Australia has got to be the worst possible choice for anyone choosing to immigrate AND definitely a rotten place to seek asylum. It’s a cruel heartless place.

Abdulaziz_Ada I'm really happy at least one person has been able to escape that torture camp and start living their lives

Abdulaziz_Ada I hope your life in Switzerland is wonderful and so sorry that Australia failed you.

Abdulaziz_Ada Australia people say SORRY for our Treatment of ALL refugees

Abdulaziz_Ada Switzerland Beautiful new beginning

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