Australia under pressure to release held child refugees
Recent election results show growing momentum against government policy to keep refugees in detention centres on Nauru.
Government leaders in Australia are under pressure to remove child refugees, many of whom are mentally ill, from a remote island in the Pacific Ocean.
Doctors have made a video to highlight their concerns about conditions on the island of Nauru.
The Australian government has held refugees in off-shore prison camps for years, despite significant opposition.
But campaigners say recent election results show momentum is growing to end the policy.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Thomas reports from Sydney.
Published On 24 Oct 2018