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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Nauru blocks UN human rights delegation from visiting island

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was prevented from inspecting Australia's offshore detention centre


The government of Nauru has blocked a UN human rights delegation from visiting the country, making it the second time in a month that UN officials have been prevented from visiting Australias controversial offshore processing centres for asylum seekers.


Members of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention had announced they planned to visit Nauru last month, but delegates said on Monday the visit had been blocked by the government.


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source Guardian

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