The Nauru detention centre is an asylum seeker detention and processing centre on the tiny island nation of Nauru. It is fully funded by the Australian government, and has housed people detained under the Pacific Solution since the Tampa affair in 2001.

As of 18 July 2005, 32 people are still detained in asylum seeker detention in Nauru, including:

• 16 Iraqis
• 11 Afghans
• 2 Iranians
• 2 Bangladeshis
• 1 Pakistani

Source: http://www.nauruwire.org

See also

• Pacific Solution
• Australian immigration detention facilities
• Mandatory detention in Australia
• List of Australian immigration detention facilities

External links

• Department of Foreign Affairs and trade - MOU on Asylum Seekers Signed with Nauru

australian immigration | Prisons in Australia | Nauru

Nauru Detention Centre