Refugee Update: Nauru
A short history of Nauru, Australia’s dumping ground for refugees (GA, 10 August 2016)
Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru (Amnesty International, 2 August 2016) | Australia: Appalling Abuse, Neglect of Refugees on Nauru (Human Rights Watch, 2 August 2016) | Genital mutilation sufferer denied treatment on Nauru, hospital patient discharged with needles in hands: report (SMH, 3 August 2016). "Two researchers from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch spent 12 days at Nauru last month and interviewed 84 asylum seekers and refugees, as well as workers who risked prosecution by disclosing information."
Refugee with growing breast lump has medical transfer from Nauru cancelled (GA, 6 August 2016) "Woman and more than 12 others told their transfers to Papua New Guinea have been postponed for at least three weeks."
Former Save the Children workers say Nauru files 'just the tip of the iceberg' (GA, 10 August 2016) "In an unprecedented statement, 26 former workers, including case managers, social workers, child protection specialists, teachers, and adult, child and youth recreation workers have joined to publicly address the abuses and trauma that occurred on Nauru, and to call for the centre’s closure."
Nauru files reveal cases of alleged sexual violence and child abuse not disclosed to parliament (GA, 11 August 2016)
Nauru guard admits throwing rocks at young children, allegedly injuring five-year-old child (SMH, 10 August 2016).
From pleas to threats to harm: files reveal escalation of trauma on Nauru (GA, 11 August 2016) "The leaked reports chart distress increasing over time as uncertainty takes its toll on asylum seekers and the staff sent to guard them."
Nauru teachers speak out for children: ‘We don’t have to torture them’ (GA, 11 August 2016). "Three Australians who taught asylum seekers on the island say the offshore detention regime is engendering illiteracy and robbing children of their childhood." Meanwhile, a Nauruan trainee teacher responds to two teenage detainees' account of their lives on the island by saying she would like to "slap the lying lips off your face".
Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru (Amnesty International, 2 August 2016) | Australia: Appalling Abuse, Neglect of Refugees on Nauru (Human Rights Watch, 2 August 2016) | Genital mutilation sufferer denied treatment on Nauru, hospital patient discharged with needles in hands: report (SMH, 3 August 2016). "Two researchers from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch spent 12 days at Nauru last month and interviewed 84 asylum seekers and refugees, as well as workers who risked prosecution by disclosing information."
Refugee with growing breast lump has medical transfer from Nauru cancelled (GA, 6 August 2016) "Woman and more than 12 others told their transfers to Papua New Guinea have been postponed for at least three weeks."
Former Save the Children workers say Nauru files 'just the tip of the iceberg' (GA, 10 August 2016) "In an unprecedented statement, 26 former workers, including case managers, social workers, child protection specialists, teachers, and adult, child and youth recreation workers have joined to publicly address the abuses and trauma that occurred on Nauru, and to call for the centre’s closure."
Nauru files reveal cases of alleged sexual violence and child abuse not disclosed to parliament (GA, 11 August 2016)
Nauru guard admits throwing rocks at young children, allegedly injuring five-year-old child (SMH, 10 August 2016).
From pleas to threats to harm: files reveal escalation of trauma on Nauru (GA, 11 August 2016) "The leaked reports chart distress increasing over time as uncertainty takes its toll on asylum seekers and the staff sent to guard them."
Nauru teachers speak out for children: ‘We don’t have to torture them’ (GA, 11 August 2016). "Three Australians who taught asylum seekers on the island say the offshore detention regime is engendering illiteracy and robbing children of their childhood." Meanwhile, a Nauruan trainee teacher responds to two teenage detainees' account of their lives on the island by saying she would like to "slap the lying lips off your face".