Amnesty International (AI) Australia and refugee rights groups said the 40 people, who recently sought asylum in Western Australia, should be processed here.
The asylum seekers, understood to be from Pakistan and Bangladesh, have been taken to Nauru.
Graham Thom, AI Australia spokesperson, said on February 19 that Labor must “listen to the human rights experts, medical professionals, legal advocates and the majority of the Australian public who denounce offshore detention as being unsafe, inhumane and unacceptable”.
“Detaining…
