Amnesty international has described Australia’s asylum-seekers camp, Nauru, as appalling and likely to be in breach of its obligations to refugees.
Commenting on the Australian government’s responsibility for the ill-treated asylum seekers, Amnesty International’s Graham Thom, who visited the camps this week, said
“ I think it is fair to say that Australia is again in serious breach of its international obligations.”
The Amnesty report, released on Friday, alleged that the refugee camp conditions were “unacceptable for vulnerable people, many of who have suffered torture and trauma.”
The report went on to outline the inhumane conditions the asylum seekers were subject to, noting that the camp failed to give men appropriate accommodation, freedom of movement, or any sort of process to address their claims for asylum.
The Australian government started sending asylum seekers to the Nauru camp, as a new policy aimed to deter people from seeking asylum.
Despite receiving strong condemnation about the camp, the Australian government implored that all refugees were treated humanely.
Roughly 386 men are currently held on the island, with roughly half coming from the island of Sri Lanka.
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