PBS NewsHour

Migrants to Australia by sea may face harsh conditions

Clip: 08/10/2016 | 5m 23s

It is the policy of the Australian government to not accept immigrants and refugees coming to the continent by boat. But those who do are sent to an island off the coast, Nauru, where they face nightmarish conditions, untreated disease and what Anna Neistat of Amnesty International calls “deliberate, systematic abuse.” Neistat joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss their plight.

Aired: 08/10/16

Rating: NR

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