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Iranian asylum seeker exposed to torture by Australia, UN finds. By Max Walden , ABC News

January 16, 2026 Helen Snowden

Australia breached the Convention Against Torture by subjecting an Iranian man to offshore and prolonged detention, a UN committee has found.

The Australian government says it was not in control of offshore detention facilities in Papua New Guinea, despite funding the centres.

Iranian asylum seeker exposed to torture by Australia, UN finds. By Max Walden , ABC News

Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says. By Caitlin Cassidy, The Guardian →

590 Tahoe Keys Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

Grandmothers for Refugees


Grandmothers for Refugees acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians
and enduring custodians of the land on which we live. We as elders pay respect to their elders past,
present and emerging for their deep knowledge and leadership in caring for life and country.