I returned to my prison on Manus Island and was stunned by what I saw | Behrouz Boochani

They have destroyed the physical prison, but those who have been sacrificed by this system are still living

Recently I met someone who I have not seen for a very long time. I was first introduced to this individual in a faraway and distant past, during the first few months after being exiled to Manus prison.

Nicole Judge is an Australian woman who worked as a case manager in Manus prison five years ago. However, after Reza Barati was killed in February 2014 she quit her job and spoke out against Australia’s brutal policy of exiling innocent refugees to Manus and Nauru; she became a human rights advocate. She has been active in this cause ever since.

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