Nations Expert: Rod Mcguirk and Asylum Seekers

nations expert: The United States has agreed to resettle refugees from among 1,300 asylum seekers held on Nauru and on Papua New Guinea Manus Island for up to four years, according to Toronto Star. Another 370 who came to Australia for medical treatment then refused to return to the islands would also be eligible. Rod McGuirk / The Associated Press By Rod McGuirk The Associated Press Fri., Nov. 18, 2016 CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA A U.S. agreement to resettle an unspecified number of refugees would be a great achievement if it emptied Australia-run Pacific island camps where asylum seekers were mistreated, a United Nations expert on migrants rights said Friday.UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Fran ois Crepeau described the bilateral deal announced last weekend as a good start to finding a solution that should involve closing asylum seeker camps on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea. It is not clear if the change of U.S. administrations on Jan. 20 will impact the agreement. Crepeau, a Canadian law professor, said more countries should strike such multi-nation deals to find solutions for the global refugee problem. President-elect Donald Trump has raised concerns about Muslim immigration and most of Australia asylum seekers are Muslims from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.