Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition said 14 men who have self-harmed on Manus Island were being housed in the Shamrock compound.Credit:Refugee Action Coalition
Distressing photos show him doused in white foam from a fire extinguisher,his red T-shirt visibly burnt.
He was taken to the neighbouring Shamrock facility for refugees and asylum seekers who have self-harmed,according to advocate Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition.
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The facility was previously accommodating guards and police,but Mr Rintoul said it now housed 14 people who have self-harmed or attempted suicide. It comes amidclaims of a worsening mental health crisis since the federal election on May 18.
Pakistani refugee Samad Abdul,who is in PNG's capital,Port Moresby,said everyone had lost hope.
"We[were] never scared for our future before because hope was alive,but after May 18 every day is like a nightmare,"he said.
Mr Rintoul said it was increasingly difficult to keep track of the growing number of refugees and asylum seekers self-harming. He claims there have been more than 50 instances on Manus Island since the election,or more than 70 when including those who are in Port Moresby for medical care.