SYDNEY: Australia Tuesday rejected United Nations criticism that its treatment of asylum-seekers was "leading to a chain of human rights violations" with Canberra saying abuses in Syria and Iraq were worse.
New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein used his inaugural speech Monday to slam Australia's offshore processing of asylum-seekers and turning back of boats.
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