The Effects Of Acid Attacks On South Asia

Acid rain can weaken a tree or plant’s natural defenses. It harms the soil and all organisms that need it to survive because it takes away important soil nutrients such as calcium and magnesium. When a tree’s defenses are down, it makes them more susceptible to diseases and pests. Acid rain can also deposit nitrates. Nitrogen runoff can cause eutrophication. Eutrophication is when runoff nitrogen goes into an ocean ecosystem and causes algae to grow quicker. This is called an algal bloom and it blocks sunlight from getting to the plants causing a “dead zone.” This means no organisms will be able to live there anymore. Finally, acid rain can cause the wearing away or deterioration of buildings and many other things built of stone. It does not affect humans directly. It does however harm them because of the two main chemicals involved, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. When inhaled, they have been shown to cause some illnesses such as asthma and bronchitis. Some organisms are more damaged by acid rain than others, but most organisms are harmed when there are high concentrations of acid rain in the area/ecosystem they live in. Acid rain can harm an environment and humans negatively and has several effects on the Earth. Many places around the world have been affected by acid rain. 3 main places are eastern Europe and eastern United States along with some areas of China and Taiwan. In many places where there have been great effects

Another negative effect of gender inequality is the increased fear of violence for women. Women are often portrayed as weak and helpless beings that can easily be taken advantage of. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon states that, “Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence –yet the reality is that too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned” (Unite to End Violence Againist Women, 2006). Violence against women in the form of rape, spousal abuse, child abuse or spousal killing has become routine behavior over the years, so it rarely even makes the news anymore. “Women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, motor accidents, war and malaria, according to World Bank data”( Unite to End Violence Againist Women, 2006). Women are often blamed and questioned about their actions if they become the

The 1995 gas attack in the Tokyo subway system stands as one of the most prominent terrorist chemical attacks against civilians to date. Though the Japanese government was warned of the impending violence nine months prior, they were caught ill prepared when it unfolded (Wright & Martin, 2008). The group known as Aum Shinrikyo was responsible for the subway attack and this was not the first time they used sarin gas. The city of Matsumoto was the test bed that served as the proving ground for the events that took place in Tokyo (Wright & Martin, 2008).

This includes two attacks in 1975 in which FALN operatives detonated explosives at a restaurant in New York City, killing four people and wounding more than 50, and unidentified perpetrators detonated explosives at a restaurant in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing two people and wounding 11 others. The third attack—carried out in 1982 and reportedly claimed by the Jewish Defense League was an arson at a Lebanese restaurant in New York City, which killed one person and wounded eight others. Although non‐lethal, two attacks in 1984 in which members of the Rajneeshee religious cult contaminated salad bars in restaurants with salmonella, made more than 750 people ill. The goal of these attacks was to influence local

The Rajneeshee bioterrorism attack is the perfect example of terrorist or an extremist group taking matters in their own hands. It seems that the purpose and method of delivery was well thought out and was not irrational, Diseases have always been the enemy to man and animals, using viruses as weapons clearly presents a threat to the public and to national security.

The perceived threat of small arms incidents dramatically increased following the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, where terrorists used multiple strategies of attack (including automatic weapons), roamed across the city, and remained active for several days. Although the 172 killed and 304 injured are not reported to have been medical personnel, civilians and security forces were killed. This generated worldwide media attention and international fear of repeated ‘Mumbai-style’ attacks.

Physical violence against women is a common one which includes slapping pinching, biting, kicking, fisting, burning pouring hot water over the body, detainment, beating with a stone or a stick. In AThousand Splendid Suns

Mannan, et al., (2006) compares psychological outcomes of the acid survivors from Bangladesh with the population who has disfigurement in the West. Victims of acid violence face a high level of social anxiety and depression. Even though the acid survivors receive enormous help from the Acid Survivors Foundation, but still they have a little chance of finding a job or getting married. The acid survivor is both victim of both cultural and physical trauma. As the article shows that, a majority of the survivors denied their perpetrators for marriage proposal which led them being a victim of the violence. The result of this study indicates that the population from the West, who have disfigurement and the acid survivors both goes through the social

At a young age one Indian woman was raped before marriage, and the abuse started right after marriage. She was even sexually assaulted by her father-in-law. She did not allow him to do that and was beaten by her in-laws and ex-husband; they kicked her and pushed her down the stairs. Her face, lips and neck were injured. For another Chinese woman, after giving birth to her first child, she was abused, and sometimes even her internal organs were injured; her children were abused too. She mentioned that her husband would hit her until she fainted, and then wake her up to beat her again.

New information has surfaced about the chemical attack crisis in Sarmin, Syria in March of this year. BCC reports that five Syrian people were killed in this attack, including three children. According to a leading chemical weapons expert, it is now being suspected that mustard gas has been used in a recent attack. The suspect? The Islamic State (IS) militants. The IS are a terrorist group that are currently occupying many parts of Syria. Chemical weapons have been outlawed in Syria via a decision of the UN two years ago. Still the Syrian government has been blamed for some of the chemical attacks. The Syrian government has repeatedly denied the accusations that they are to blame for the chemical attacks, however,

This article studies the entities, meaning, and outcome behind intentional assault against women. According to this article shows, 68% of victims were female were victims of sulfuric acid. Moreover, this study was conducted from 2004 up until 2011. As this article explains, a variety of intentions led to 189 cases of chemical assaults. Furthermore, the study also discovers that in various cases the victim was not the particular target. However, as it has been stated in the article, the principal cause of acid attacks was land and property disputes. In this specific study, 77% victims were females and the majority of the perpetrators were men. Finally, as it has been emphasized that after the introduction of the Acid Control Act in Bangladesh,

attack seriously injuring or bringing fatality. This phrase is used commonly, for a punch line in a

Based on recent findings, the prevalence of domestic violence around the world has been proven to be quite high. In 2005, the WHO interviewed over 24,000 women between the ages of 15 and 49 years in various Asian, African, and

Despite recent improvement in the treatment ofwomen around the world, violence against women is still one of the greatest challenges the modern world is facing today. violence against women takes on many different forms and one of them is acid attacks. These kinds of acts often occurs a reaction to a marriage rejection or any kind of sexual advance rejection by a women. In an acid attack on a woman, The attacker throws acid on the victim's face or body This practice injus the victim both physically and mentally, making her daily life dangerous, and restricted . these women may be forced to avoid simple actions such as walking

Acid attacks are a form of violence against women, where the perpetrator splashes a person or object with acid in order to deface or kill them. Although acid throwing, also known as vitriol age, has been a form of violence known to be committed throughout history, there has been a steep rise in the cases documented in recent years, particularly in certain South Asian countries. Some of this increase has been attributed to better documentation of cases and also to the fact that victims of attacks have begun to report an attack more often. However, there appears to be a substantive increase in the number of acid attacks that are being committed in recent times due to various factors.