Nauru

An Australian senate inquiry is looking into serious allegations of sexual assault, abuse and neglect at the Nauru detention centre.

An Australia based advocate for refugees claims Nauru police and the Australian Immigration Department are covering up another sexual assault on an asylum seeker.

Ten asylum seekers have launched a High Court challenge on the legality of the Australian government's offshore detention policies, in a bid to prevent their return to Nauru.

The United States says it is concerned by the internet restrictions that have been imposed by the government of Nauru.

A suspended Nauru MP says changes to the criminal code rushed through parliament this week are simply to serve the government's political agenda.

Australian media is reporting that four refugees from Nauru have been secretly transfered to Darwin after accepting offers to be resettled in Cambodia.

Nauru's former magistrate says the government's latest move to tighten laws in an effort to curb dissent is a worrying sign of the country's democracy further decaying.

The former resident magistrate on Nauru says Australia and New Zealand need to condemn that country's tightening of freedom of speech laws in an effort to curb dissent.

The Nauru government is further tightening controls to curb dissent, making statements likely to threaten public order an offence.

The Nauru government has hit out again at unfavourable international media coverage, saying it should be respected as a sovereign nation.

A Nauru government briefing paper says a ban on Facebook in the country is temporary and will be lifted when protection mechanisms are put in place to stop 'criminals and sexual perverts.'

Australia's Immigration Department has established a Child Protection Panel to provide independent advice on child protection at the country's asylum seeker detention centres -- including the one on…

A Pacific political scientist says the Pacific Islands Forum or Micronesian agencies should step in and help Nauru.