Abstract:In November 2021, in an act of despair, Adelina Sejdini, an Albanian woman who had bravely denounced her pimps and captors, put an end to her life by throwing herself into the Tiber River in Rome. Adelina was one of the numerous Albanian women kidnapped at a very young age in her own country and destined to the sex trafficking market in Italy. She endured the unspeakable violence of her tormentors, but she could not survive the systemic failures and rigid migration laws that left her hopeless and isolated. Thi… Show more
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