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Acid Attacks

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Those who choose to live do not live an easy life. Yunu, who was attacked by her husband of three years, killed herself by jumping off the sixth floor of her building (Conley). Victims often feel isolated from society because of their physical appearance. People chose to shut them out of their lives, fearing them. This makes them feel like they do not deserve basic human rights, such as the right to live.
Their appearance not only affects them, it affects their family as well. Singh, at a young age, had acid thrown on her by a man 10 years her senior because of jealousy. She stated that her kids don’t have friends and she feels responsible for the fact that they are lonely and she can’t do anything about it. It will continue to anger her for …show more content…

It creates an unsafe environment for those who have to deal with physical and mental health issues their entire life. This imbalance of justice for those who are attacked will have a huge effect on how people view their problem. If people were to think attackers have the right to be free, it will have a negative effect on victims overall, which will lead to their loss in faith in humanity.
There’s not much being done in order to stop the cause of an acid attack besides laws over laws. And laws can often be ignored. Availability, rule of law, and inequalities only affect how the crime is done, it does not completely solve the problem. Acid attacks have happened for a long time and will continue to happen despite the laws provided to solve it. After all, the problem is only caused by perpetrators of the …show more content…

They decided current solutions should not only be an attempt to stop the cause, but to aid with the effects. India’s Supreme Court has decided to propose private hospitals specifically for victims of acid attacks. They are to be provided food, rehabilitation, and medical treatment to meet their needs (Sinha).
Along with private hospitals, the court had also ordered for the treatment to be completely free. It’s to make up for the fact that thousands of people need to spend millions on reconstructive surgery, along with the trauma of losing their face and social status (Sinha). The result of the new solutions lead to a huge change for women of India.
Ever since India’s government raised more awareness for acid attack victims, women of India, along with others around the world, are starting their own movements in order to support themselves and everyone who had experienced the same trauma. The new women's rights movement, “Make Love not Scars,” is a bold movement designed to help women of India, such as Rupa, a victim that inspired the movement

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