UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 'dismayed' at Australia's treatment of asylum seekers

By Sarah Whyte
Updated May 28 2015 - 12:13am, first published May 27 2015 - 11:28pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has previously dismissed criticism from the UN. Photo: Andrew Meares

The United Nations' top official on refugees has slammed Australia before an international audience, saying he is "dismayed" by the country's treatment of asylum seekers in detention in the context of the accelerating migration crisis in south-east Asia and Europe.