Gov�t ordered to relocate asylum seekers

The asylum seekers, who are inclusive of rejected and awaiting asylum seekers, are currently incarcerated at the FCII and have been in detention since 2015. The High Court had previously ruled that their perpetual detention was unlawful and they should be released from custody with immediate effect.

However, government dragged its feet relocating the asylum seekers to Dukwi and currently they have been removed from the cells and are staying in an open space within the Centre. The asylum seekers are not provided with food by the State, but instead depend on food donated by volunteers for survival.