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| Pregnant alleged rape victim flies to Australia from Nauru | |
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| A Somali woman who became pregnant after allegedly being raped on Nauru has arrived in Australia. | |
| The woman, 23, had requested weeks ago to be transferred from Nauru, part of Australia's offshore network housing people seeking asylum, to Australia so she could have an abortion. | |
| Australia's top court is currently reviewing the legality of the centres. | Australia's top court is currently reviewing the legality of the centres. |
| Thousands of Australians rallied over the weekend in support of refugees and demanding their closure. | Thousands of Australians rallied over the weekend in support of refugees and demanding their closure. |
| Meanwhile Nauru has dismissed another Somali refugee's allegation she was raped. | Meanwhile Nauru has dismissed another Somali refugee's allegation she was raped. |
| The authorities said there was insufficient evidence to support the woman's claim she was raped by two Nauruan men. | The authorities said there was insufficient evidence to support the woman's claim she was raped by two Nauruan men. |
| Under Australia's tough asylum policy, any irregular migrants trying to reach the country by boat are intercepted and held in centres on Nauru and Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. | Under Australia's tough asylum policy, any irregular migrants trying to reach the country by boat are intercepted and held in centres on Nauru and Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. |
| The government says this deters people-traffickers but there have been criticism of the conditions at the camps. | The government says this deters people-traffickers but there have been criticism of the conditions at the camps. |
| Australia and asylum | Australia and asylum |
| Is Australia's Cambodia solution 'an expensive joke'? | Is Australia's Cambodia solution 'an expensive joke'? |
| Australia's controversial asylum policy | Australia's controversial asylum policy |
| The 23-year-old Somali woman is reportedly more than 12 weeks pregnant. Abortion is allowed in some circumstances on Nauru but not in the case of rape. | The 23-year-old Somali woman is reportedly more than 12 weeks pregnant. Abortion is allowed in some circumstances on Nauru but not in the case of rape. |
| The Australian government had come under pressure to allow her to enter the country to terminate the pregnancy. | The Australian government had come under pressure to allow her to enter the country to terminate the pregnancy. |
| "Our client is relieved that there has been a resolution to this sensitive matter," her lawyer George Newhouse told the Sydney Morning Herald. | "Our client is relieved that there has been a resolution to this sensitive matter," her lawyer George Newhouse told the Sydney Morning Herald. |
| "She is now in Australia and the Commonwealth government has agreed to provide her with medical treatment." | "She is now in Australia and the Commonwealth government has agreed to provide her with medical treatment." |
| But an opposition politician hit out at the woman's treatment. | But an opposition politician hit out at the woman's treatment. |
| "You've got to wonder why a young woman's very distressing situation had to become so public and the [prime] minister had to be pleaded with by the Australian people," said Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, AAP reported. | "You've got to wonder why a young woman's very distressing situation had to become so public and the [prime] minister had to be pleaded with by the Australian people," said Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, AAP reported. |