Australian immigration and asylum Judge orders Nauru refugee girl's transfer to Australia over suicide risk Costs to Australian government are outweighed by need to protect a vulnerable girl, court rules The refugee girl had been held on Nauru since arriving with her family in Australia by boat in 2013. She arrived in Australia with her family by boat in 2013 and had been held on Nauru since that time. All we can't see: illustrating the Nauru files Read moreMurphy granted an urgent injunction sought by lawyers of the girl’s family’s to transfer her to a specialist child mental health facility because she could not be adequately cared for on Nauru. “There is an extreme risk this unfortunate young girl will commit suicide or otherwise self-harm, or that her mental health will further deteriorate,” Murphy said. Refugee in 'medical emergency’ stranded on Nauru for more than a year Read more“In my opinion, Nauru is ill-equipped to handle complex mental health cases, particularly child mental health, and does not have the facilities to handle a complex child psychiatric case,” Martin said.

Source: The Guardian February 09, 2018 16:52 UTC