Migrants wait to be rescued in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles north off the coast of Libya on October 3, 2016. pic/AFP 

“Asylum seekers and refugees live a desperate life, a life that is often characterised by poverty, inequality, discrimination, violence and exploitation. They face multiple risks, vulnerabilities and human rights violations, and their access to services are often met with structural barriers,” shares Dr Dina Sidhva, who will be displaying a photo-voice exhibition, Living In Limbo — a study of the lived realities of HIV-positive, forced migrants (asylum seekers and refugees) from Africa living in Scotland, as they await a decision from the Home Office.