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Audio Mary. Woman who fled from Libya (ENG)

Mary (fake name), from Nigeria, was offered to go to Italy to work as a hairdresser. She had vocational training on that field and “things were hard at home,” so she accepted. The smuggler never fulfilled his promise, though; instead, he held her and other women in Libya against their will and forced them to engage in sex work.

Mary stated she had managed to escape from their captors through men who helped pay for their ‘freedom’, and then moved to Niger through smugglers. Our teams met them in a health facility where they sought medical assistance. MSF linked them up with specialised protection agencies, as their past experience and restricted means to cover their vital needs exacerbate their vulnerabilities and risk their safety.

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