Australia reject Human rights report

<p>Australia has rejected a human rights report comparing its asylum seeker camp on the Pacific island of Nauru to an open-air prison.</p><p>Australia transports asylum seekers who arrive by boat to off-shore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.</p><p>An Amnesty International report said this was a "deliberate policy to inflict harm on refugees" and imposes conditions that "amount to torture".</p><p>Nauru has previously denied claims of abuse at the refugee centre.</p><p>Australia has been repeatedly criticised for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers.</p><p>It says the policy is necessary to discourage people risking their lives at sea to reach Australian territory.<br></p>