Acid violence: A burning issue of Bangladesh - Its medicolegal aspects

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-323

  Begum, Anowar Ara ^a  

^a Moulana Bhasani Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acid violence; Grievous injury; Womens rights violation

Indexed keywords

ACID;

AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BURN; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FACE; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE; WORK;

ACIDS; BANGLADESH; BURNS, CHEMICAL; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 10044277948     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000127389.00255.cc     Document Type: Review

References (16)

1. Islam K. What are we doing? Star Magazine. June 29, 2001.
2. Amin AM, Ahmed LA. Mending broken lives. Star Magazine. June 22, 2001.
3. Roy AK. Combating acid violence in Bangladesh. Daily Star. May 6, 2001.
4. Roy AK. Acid violence and existing laws in Bangladesh. Daily Star. February 11, 2001.
5. Rashid RB. Uniting against the acid throwers. Star Magazine. January 19, 2001.
6. Sen N. Living with scarred hearts: a tribute to the acid survivors. Star Magazine. July 28, 2000.
7. Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association Report 1999-2000. Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association. Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2001.
8. Sarkar A, Ahmed LA. Barbaric acts of vengeance. Star Magazine. October 8, 1999.
9. Bangladesh National Lawyers Association. Causes of acid throwing in Bangladesh. NewsLetter. September 1999.
10. Bangladesh National Lawyers Association. International concerns and assistances on acid violence. NewsLetter. September 1999.
11. Ali S. Acid throwing: when will it end? Star Magazine. May 14, 1999.
12. Ruma RP. Acid attack: when will women feel safe? Daily Star. July 21, 1998.
13. Acid Survivors Foundation. A press conference on June 22, 1998.
14. UNICEF. Helping survivors of acid violence. 1998.
15. Black R. Despite harassment and discrimination acid burn victims will never stop righting. Available at: http://www.geocities/Athens/Bridge/5486/ journ.html.
16. Ali T. Documenting horrors of acid violence. Daily Star. August 21, 2001.