Acid Attacks

Deepika Padukone, Chhapaak team's #WontBuyWontSell campaign tells only half the story of acid attacks in India

The solution to the issue of acid attacks in India goes beyond restricting the sale of acid — as championed by Deepika Padukone and the Chhapaak team's #WontBuyWontSell campaign — and judicial reforms, to challenging social norms that foster misogyny and violence directed at women.

Man, Woman #MeToo: Discovery's new documentary analyses patriarchy and its various ramifications in Indian society

Man, Woman #MeToo features specialists who explain the reasons of India's inherent patriarchy through real-life examples and case studies.

SC approves compensation scheme for sexual assault, acid attack victims; proposal to be applicable across India

A victim of gangrape would now get a minimum compensation of Rs 5 lakh up to a maximum of Rs 10 lakh. This is part of a scheme proposed by NALSA on compensating the victims of sexual assaults and acid attacks, which was approved by the Supreme Court

Delhi govt to bear treatment cost of victims of road accidents, acid attacks in private hospitals

The Delhi government will bear the cost of treatment of victims of road accidents and acid attacks at government and private hospitals under a new scheme approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday

NCW meets state commissions: Better communication links, ban on unregulated sale of acids among highlights

The National Commission for Women (NCW) held a consultative meeting with its state counterparts to strengthen the mutual communication links and deliberate upon a series of issues concerning the fairer sex.

Shah Rukh Khan promises to help acid attack survivors till death; hopes daughter will take forward legacy

Shah Rukh Khan also spoke about his love for Hindi cinema and taught Rush Hour director Brett Ratner the classic Lungi Dance step.

Acid-attack laws in India are threadbare in theory, woefully inadequate in practice

Activists and lawyers are all of the opinion that the root cause of the problem is the unregulated availability of acid that is still sold over-the-counter

Sexual violence in Pakistan often goes unnoticed: Here are a few resilient voices in the battle for justice

In Pakistan, women are often too fearful to report sexual violence, yet the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recorded 423 rapes and 304 gang rapes last year.

Delhi HC asks for report on police attack on acid victims

The Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Police to file response along with last year's December 18 CCTV footage of some acid attack victims who were allegedly subjected to "custodial violence" at Parliament Street police station here.

Govt to fix time-frame for probe & trial of acid attack cases

With an estimated 400 cases of acid attacks registered every month across the country, government will soon fix a time-frame for investigation and trial of such cases and ensure maximum punishment to the guilty.