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Lawsuit over alleged rape of 10-year-old in Nauru detention

The mother of a teenage boy allegedly raped while being held in immigration detention on Nauru is suing the Australian government and the immigration detention-centre operators. Lawyers say the 14-year-old, from Iran, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal tendencies


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By Greg Dyett, Mai Hoa

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The mother of a teenage boy allegedly raped while being held in immigration detention on Nauru is suing the Australian government and the immigration detention-centre operators. Lawyers say the 14-year-old, from Iran, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal tendencies



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