<p>Activists protesting Australia’s treatment of refugees on Manus Island chained themselves to the gates of the Australian High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand, on Monday, November 13.</p><p>About 20 activists attended the Monday afternoon protest. Three activists chained themselves to the gate by their necks, and a fourth used an arm lock, Newstalk ZB reported.</a></p><p>Police were called to the scene 3:28pm; the activists unchained themselves and left around 6 pm, but vowed to return, Stuff.co.nz reported.</a></p><p>Peace Action Wellington spokeswoman Emma Cullen told Stuff that the goal was to prevent people inside from leaving the building, and to make them question their government.</p><p>“What Australia is doing is inhumane, and that is why we are here locking down the Australian high commission,” she said.</p><p>About 420 refugees and asylum seekers remained</a> at the Manus Island detention centre on Papua New Guinea without official sources of food, water or medical attention after it was closed on October 31.</p><p>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on November 5 repeated her government’s offer</a> to resettle 150 of the asylum-seekers, but Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia would not be taking it up “at this time”. Credit: Twitter/PeaceActionWGTN via Storyful</p><br />
