Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed UN criticism of Australia’s asylum seeker policies.

A report by the United Nation Committee on Torture, released on Saturday, has slammed Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers, warning of physical and mental suffering, persecution and abuse.

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