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Australia Reaches $53 Million Settlement With Refugee Detainees

It's one of the largest human rights class-action settlements in Australian history. The Manus Island camp, an all-male facility, has for years been blasted by rights groups for its conditions.
Facilities at the Manus Island Regional Processing Facility in 2012, used for the detention of asylum seekers who entered Australian waters. / Handout / Getty Images

The Australian government has agreed to a $53 million settlement with 1,905 people who were held at a refugee detention camp on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.

It's one of the largest human rights class-action settlements in Australian history.

The Manus Island camp, an all-male facility, has for years been blasted by rights groups for its conditions. The detainees party to

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