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A Nauru detainee speaks after Australia rejects a parliamentary inquiry into abuse claims

2001 image from refugee camp in Nauru

2001 image from refugee camp in Nauru Source: AAP

The federal government has rejected calls for a parliamentary inquiry into reports of abuse within the Nauru detention centre. It comes after more than two-thousand leaked incident reports documented cases of abuse and self-harm on Nauru, with more than half of the cases involving children.



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