Nauru breaching international law, says UN

By Lisa Cox and Sarah Whyte
Updated April 23 2014 - 8:08am, first published April 22 2014 - 12:34am
Nauru detention centre: Country breaching its international UN obligations. Photo: Angela Wylie
Nauru detention centre: Country breaching its international UN obligations. Photo: Angela Wylie

Nauru is breaching its international obligations by failing to establish an independent body to investigate torture and human rights abuses in the detention centre. The Nauruan government has also refused access to several United Nations groups wanting to inspect the centre.

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