Bangladeshi Police are Finally Cracking Down on Acid Attacks

A Brave Face (2009): Acid assaults against women are shockingly common in Bangladesh, but steps are finally being taken to discourage this abhorrent practice.

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Last year in Bangladesh there were 179 acid attacks. Often the result of land disputes, the crime has long been seen as ‘family business’. Finally, police are taking action to confront their nation's shame.

Seventeen year old Hasina was attacked after an argument over a bucket of water. After her surgery, pregnant women feared she’'d make their babies deformed. In a society that favours boys, women of all ages, including baby girls, are targeted. 'Cockroaches were eating her scars' says Monira who runs the Acid Survivors Foundation. Six month old Jonaki was brought here from a public hospital, where she received no treatment. 'Women and girls are so cheap in this society, men can destroy them' explains Monira.

'The conviction rate is a little low because of the judicial system' says Police Chief Mahub Alum. Yet he's heading a new campaign to encourage reporting of acid throwing. 'If the husband is the attacker, how it is possible for the wife to take legal recourse against the main breadwinner?' asks Monira. For many women, disfigurement has forced them to find independence. 'I am able to earn money and I am able to live my life' says Fozila, who works in a call centre and has just finished a degree. 'I don'’t believe that a domestic life can always mean happiness'.

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