Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says

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Source: theguardian.com
Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says

United Nations says man experienced ‘serious violence’ in detention but Australia argues it did not control PNG facilities

Australia exposed an Iranian asylum seeker to torture and ill-treatment during his years in detention, a UN committee has found, amounting to a breach of international obligations.

On Wednesday evening, the UN committee against torture released its decision on the case of an asylum seeker who arrived on Christmas Island by boat in 2013 after fleeing Iran in fear of persecution.

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