AMNESTY International says refugees being held at the government's offshore processing centre on Nauru should be allowed to move freely and have their asylum claims processed.
The advocacy group's refugee expert Graham Thom met representatives from Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's office and the opposition's immigration spokesman Scott Morrison on Monday.
Dr Thom discussed the "unacceptable" conditions faced by asylum seekers being detained at the processing centre.
"We don't understand why these 400 men are being held hostage while thousands of others are being allowed into the Australian community," he told reporters in Canberra.
"They want permanent structures there, they want freedom of movement (and) they want processing."
Dr Thom said representatives from Mr Bowen's office had acknowledged the situation on Nauru was "far from ideal".
Amnesty last Friday released a briefing on conditions on Nauru, after a three-day visit last week, describing it as a toxic mix of uncertainty and inhumane conditions.
Dr Thom on Monday stressed the importance of allowing the detainees to move freely on Nauru.
"This is something that the opposition in this country agrees should be happening," he said.
During his visit to Nauru, Dr Thom met an Iranian asylum seeker known as Omid, who has been on a hunger strike for over a month.
Omid had lost over 19 kilograms and complains of severe stomach pains, Dr Thom said.
An immigration department spokeswoman said the man was discharged from hospital and was back in the camp.
"His health and welfare have been closely monitored," the spokeswoman told AAP.
"Liquid and food are available to him at all times."
Amnesty International plans to visit Australia's offshore processing centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island in 2013.
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