27/10/2015
UN human rights office raises concerns about sexual assault allegations by asylum-seekers in Nauru
Print 27 October 2015 #150 Underscoring the ?fragile mental and physical condition? of ?Abyan? (the pseudonym for a Somalian refugee), who was allegedly raped in Nauru in July and was returned by Australia, the United Nations human rights office today called upon both countries to urgently provide decent mental and physical care for her, including provisions to terminate her pregnancy, if she desires. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Abyan, three months...
