Causes and Consequences of Acid violence – A case of Bangladesh.

Type Journal Article - Bangladesh Res. Pub. J.
Title Causes and Consequences of Acid violence – A case of Bangladesh.
Author(s)
Volume 9
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
Page numbers 97-102
URL http://www.bdresearchpublications.com/admin/journal/upload/1309115/1309115.pdf
Abstract
In Bangladesh, over 3,000 people had been attacked by acid violence during 1999 to 2009. Two third of the survivors were female and over fifty percent of total victims were living under poverty line. However, the ostensible causes of acid violence included dowry, family dispute, property dispute, marital dispute, refusal of love etc. After acid attack, the survivors were deprived from basic social services and human rights. Subsequently, the consequences incorporated death, disfigurement, disability, chronic poverty, isolation from job, family and community, lack of security and so on, which deteriorated the standard life of a survivor. As a result, the prevention, reintegration and the legal rights of the survivors were not ensured at all stages of their life. Due to negligence from family and community, the survivors were not fully empowered socially and economically, which delayed the sustainability of the survivors in their community.

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