2,000 abuse incidents at Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru

Some 2,000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault, and attempted self-harm, were reported in two years at a detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru, Australia. Half involved children, a local newspaper has reported.

Leaked documents published by the Guardian Australia detail again the abuse at the centre on tiny Nauru, one of two run by Australia on neighbouring South Pacific islands.

Children bear the brunt of the trauma.