UN says Australia violated human rights law

Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN
A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on the remote Pacific island of Nauru even after they were granted refugee status,
The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees
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UN watchdog says Australia violated asylum seekers' rights
Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing.The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention in the island nation.
UN watchdog faults Australia for treatment of migrants on Nauru
Australia violated the rights of asylum-seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a U.N. watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The U.
Australia breached human rights treaty, UN body rules
Australia remains responsible for the arbitrary detention of refugees and asylum seekers in offshore processing facilities in Nauru, a UN committee has ruled.
Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN committee finds
A United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers it had arbitrarily detained in Nauru. It’s called on Australia to provide adequate compensation to victims.

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