UN official: Some on Nauru worse off than Rohingya in Bangladesh

Two refugees on Nauru departing to the US

Source: AAP

A top-ranking United Nations official has sharply criticised Australia's offshore processing policies for asylum seekers. Image: Two refugees on Nauru departing to the US (AAP)


The Asia Pacific director for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Indrika Ratwatte, spoke to reporters in Canberra after visiting the Nauru detention centre.


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