Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Getting Burned in Pakistan: Report Finds Acid and Burn Attacks Against Women on the Rise

A new report has found that violence against women in the form of burning and acid attacks is on the rise in Pakistan. Women who are seen as dishonoring their families are often the targets of these attacks which leave both devastating physical and emotional scars.

Read more at Care2.

1 comments:

the feminist foodie August 5, 2009 at 5:23 PM  

This is terrifying. Thank you for helping to open our eyes to what's going on in the world.

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