Dhaka, Bangladesh, 07th March 2014: Survivors of acid attacks, attend a human chain to protest against acid violence on the eve of the International Women's Day celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF), there had been 3,184 acid attacks since February 1999 to February 2014 in Bangladesh, where 1,792 women were victims among a total of 3,512. Acid attacks are mostly common in Cambodia, Pakistan, Afganistan, India, Bangladesh and nearby other countries. It is estimated that some 80 percent of the victims of acid attacks are female and 40 percent of them are
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 07th March 2014: Survivors of acid attacks, attend a human chain to protest against acid violence on the eve of the International Women's Day celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF), there had been 3,184 acid attacks since February 1999 to February 2014 in Bangladesh, where 1,792 women were victims among a total of 3,512. Acid attacks are mostly common in Cambodia, Pakistan, Afganistan, India, Bangladesh and nearby other countries. It is estimated that some 80 percent of the victims of acid attacks are female and 40 percent of them are under 18 years of age.
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