"Australia's human rights protection below international standards"

Australia has been condemned by the United Nations (UN) for its failure to respond appropriately to U-N humanitarian guidance. A report by its Human Rights Committee has criticised Australian's human rights record on a range of issues, including its treatment of refugees, Indigenous rights, and a lack of protection of human rights. It comes a month after Australia elected unopposed to the United Nations' Human Rights Council.

The UN committee urged Australia to end offshore processing and bring the men on Manus to Australia or another safe country. Source: AAP/Refugee Action Coalition