Woman leader Lucielle Paru expressed concern over the damaging image being showcased through the Manus asylum seekers situation.
“Within PNG, we know that we are wonderful people. But the way the international people keep stressing that Manus is full of violence and the asylum seekers are unsafe around Lorengau, or anywhere within Manus, is really, really bad,” says Paru.
Paru points out that though the asylum seekers do not have access to food and water at the detention centre, Manus locals have stepped in to help.