Cecilia
Cecilia lives in fear of being sent back to Sudan. She became a refugee when she saw her mother and father murdered in front of her and ran away with no destination in mind. She ended up in Belgium. Terrified of being deported, she claimed asylum but then hid from the authorities. Seven years later she was taken to a detention centre and kept there for four months. She was then released, and is still without any status.
Cecilia talks about being treated like ‘an animal' in a detention centre, and about the bewilderment she feels as a vulnerable person asking for safety in Europe.
"I cannot remember all the things I've gone through these years...if you have a serious wound that has healed long term - you cannot describe what it looks like anymore."
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