Victims of acid attacks in Pakistan are hoping for new legislation
VG NETT 10.01.2010 kl. 11:47 Google translator http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=578943
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The face was damaged by acid, but can not be intimidated to a life of silence.
Photo models from the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) in Pakistan - http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/ - have very different backgrounds, but they also have one thing in common. They have all been attacked with acid, a fate that affects hundreds of people every year.
One of them, 23-year-old Naziran Bibi, is still filled with hatred against the attacker - her own husband.
- I just want to see him punished. I want to throw acid on him. Not only him, but anyone who throws acid on the other, "she told AFP.
Last year it registered a total of 48 acid attacks only in Pakistan, one of the countries where this type of punishment is the most common. Also India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Cambodia are struggling with similar crime, which often is associated with honor culture.
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Dark figures are large, and many acid attacks are silent death, according to the ASF. The organization works to get rid of stigma and condemnation that often affects victims of acid attacks. But the specific bill must be done. One of the main problems is the large supply of heavy industrial acid, which can be purchased for a few dollars.
- They resolve family problems by throwing acid on each other because it is so easily available. Mon destroys not just a face, but a life, "said Sana Masood in the ASF.
She wants new laws making it harder to sell industrial acid. Stricter penalties and financial liabilities for the perpetrators is also necessary, said Masood.
Read also: Schoolgirls attacked with acid http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhhF1Osmy6TUAP6vIEOjYuoTnNVp8A
The organization has received support from Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, and hopes now on a new draft law will be taken up for debate in Parliament during the month. It is largely thanks to Naila Farhat. She was only 13 years old when a revenge lust man disfigured her face because Nails parents refused them to marry their daughter. Naila was the first acid victim who got their case in the Pakistani Supreme Court. Now, she would help others in the same situation.
- I will encourage other victims of acid attacks by telling them that they must continue to fight for their rights. They should not hesitate to get out of their houses, they should come forward, "says Naila.
VG NETT 10.01.2010 kl. 11:47 Google translator http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=578943
(click link above for photo serie)
The face was damaged by acid, but can not be intimidated to a life of silence.
Photo models from the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) in Pakistan - http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/ - have very different backgrounds, but they also have one thing in common. They have all been attacked with acid, a fate that affects hundreds of people every year.
One of them, 23-year-old Naziran Bibi, is still filled with hatred against the attacker - her own husband.
- I just want to see him punished. I want to throw acid on him. Not only him, but anyone who throws acid on the other, "she told AFP.
Last year it registered a total of 48 acid attacks only in Pakistan, one of the countries where this type of punishment is the most common. Also India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Cambodia are struggling with similar crime, which often is associated with honor culture.
Read also: Model face was damaged by acid http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhjdabT-bueVUYObh1fVE_pBkwX3CQ
Dark figures are large, and many acid attacks are silent death, according to the ASF. The organization works to get rid of stigma and condemnation that often affects victims of acid attacks. But the specific bill must be done. One of the main problems is the large supply of heavy industrial acid, which can be purchased for a few dollars.
- They resolve family problems by throwing acid on each other because it is so easily available. Mon destroys not just a face, but a life, "said Sana Masood in the ASF.
She wants new laws making it harder to sell industrial acid. Stricter penalties and financial liabilities for the perpetrators is also necessary, said Masood.
Read also: Schoolgirls attacked with acid http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhhF1Osmy6TUAP6vIEOjYuoTnNVp8A
The organization has received support from Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, and hopes now on a new draft law will be taken up for debate in Parliament during the month. It is largely thanks to Naila Farhat. She was only 13 years old when a revenge lust man disfigured her face because Nails parents refused them to marry their daughter. Naila was the first acid victim who got their case in the Pakistani Supreme Court. Now, she would help others in the same situation.
- I will encourage other victims of acid attacks by telling them that they must continue to fight for their rights. They should not hesitate to get out of their houses, they should come forward, "says Naila.