Deliberately

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

This news word involves the story of refugees coming to the Australian island of Nauru.

Deliberately.

In a joint investigation, Amnesty amd Human Rights Watch describe the conditiobs on Nauru as inhuman.

They accuse the Australian government of deliberately inflicting suffering on people seeking safety and freedom.

Deliberately means something done on purpose.

In Australia, the investigators’ report says the government was treating refugees badly for the purpose of stopping others from arriving.

Deliberately also means something that is done slowly and carefully.