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Leaks prompt new calls for Royal Commission into offshore immigration detention

Hình ảnh nhưgn4 người tầm trú tại Đảo Nauru nắm 2001
Hình ảnh nhưgn4 người tầm trú tại Đảo Nauru nắm 2001 Source: AAP

Leaked incident reports alleging sexual abuse and self-harm among detainees on Nauru have prompted renewed calls for a Royal Commission into Australia's immigration detention network. The Australian Government says it will investigate, but describes the allegations as unconfirmed and "historic in nature."


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Leaked incident reports alleging sexual abuse and self-harm among detainees on Nauru have prompted renewed calls for a Royal Commission into Australia's immigration detention network. The Australian Government says it will investigate, but describes the allegations as unconfirmed and "historic in nature."


Human rights advocates are calling for the immediate closure of offshore detention centres following the leak.


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