A new report reveals the government’s secrecy surrounding Nauru’s detention centre, detailed escalating levels of abuse, trauma and desperation.
The report says the situation for the 900 people detained on Nauru, 109 of them children, has surpasses the ‘worst fears’ with children as young as 10 now attempting to commit suicide, dousing themselves in petrol and becoming catatonic.
The report’s release comes as a coalition of 84 non-government groups issue an open letter calling for the government to make Australia’s offshore detention policy on the agenda of the Pacific Islands Forum.
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