Rose (fake name) was brought and exploited in Libya when thinking she was going somewhere else. According to her testimony, she was kept in a building with about 30 other girls, some of them “very, very young” – all reportedly subjected to abuse and exploitation by human traffickers.
Rose 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.