The Australian government violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, many of them minors, on the remote Pacific island of Nauru, even after they were granted refugee status,

Australia asked to pay compensation for violating rights of asylum seekers in Nauru camps - UN watchdog finds refugees and asylum seekers suffered deterioration of physical and mental health in offsho

The UN Human Rights Committee has asked Australia to provide compensation to the victims and to ensure similar violations do not recur.

A UN committee finds Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on Nauru even after they were granted refugee status.

The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are politicians listening?

The Committee addressed two cases involving refugees and asylum seekers subjected to prolonged and arbitrary detention under conditions deemed inhumane and degrading. The first case involved 24 unaccompanied minors from countries including Iraq,

Two decisions from the UN Human Rights Committee say Australia remained responsible for the detention of asylum seekers in Nauru.

UN rights committee holds Australia responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers in Nauru's offshore facilities - Anadolu Ajansı

Refugee advocates hold signs as they protest against the detention of asylum seekers being held at Australian-run offshore detention centers located on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, and the South-Pacific island of Nauru,

Australia remains responsible for the arbitrary detention of refugees and asylum seekers in offshore processing facilities in Nauru, a UN committee has ruled.