From detention centers in Libya, amidst tortures, abuses and violence, to a new life in Italy to receive shelter and medical assistance. This is the experience of 27 migrants and asylum seekers taken in charge by the international medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Palermo, within a project addressed to survivors of intentional violence and torture (SIV). These people were recently evacuated with a humanitarian flight from Libya where they were already assisted by MSF teams and now they finally have the chance to imagine a new future for themselves and their families.
Among them there are men and women, including young women and their children. Around half of them were housed in MSF apartments in Palermo and they will be followed by the interdisciplinary SIV clinic run by MSF in collaboration with local partners and the local authorities of Palermo. The other half of the group will be hosted in other reception facilities in Italy and will be followed by the MSF teams for a follow-up if needed.