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The Nauru Regional Processing Centre is an immigration detention and offshore asylum processing centre located on the South Pacific island nation of Nauru. The centre is operated by Transfield Services on behalf of the government of Australia. The use of immigration detention facilities is part of a policy of mandatory detention in Australia. The Nauru facility was opened in 2001 as part of the Howard government's Pacific Solution. The centre was emptied and closed in 2008, to fulfil an election promise by the Rudd government, but was reopened in August 2012 by the Gillard government after a large increase in the number of maritime arrivals. ==Conditions== The conditions at the Nauru detention centre were initially described as harsh with only basic health facilities. In 2002, detainees deplored the water shortages and overcrowded conditions.〔 There were only very limited education services for children.〔 On 19 July 2013 there was a major riot in the detention centre. Several buildings were destroyed by fire, and damage was estimated at $60 million. Hunger strikes and self-harm, including sewing their lips together, have been reported as occurring at the facility. Attempted suicides were also reported.〔 Medical staff have been provided by International Organization for Migration. An overwhelming sense of despair has been repeatedly expressed by detainees because of the uncertainty of their situation and their remoteness from loved ones. In 2013, a veteran nurse described the detention centre as 'like a concentration camp'. In 2015, several staff members from the detention centre wrote an open letter claiming that multiple instances of sexual abuse against women and children had occurred.〔https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/7290〕 The letter claimed that the Australian government had been aware of these abuses for over 18 months.〔http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/04/07/nauru-workers-say-govt-knew-about-abuse.html〕 This letter added weight to the Moss review which found it possible that "guards had traded marijuana for sexual favours with asylum seeker children".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Report condemns Nauru detention centre conditions )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection )〕〔http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/rapes-sexual-assault-drugs-for-favours-in-australias-detention-centre-on-nauru-independent-moss-review-20150320-1m46za.html 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nauru Regional Processing Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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