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Acid Attacks: Bangladesh's Efforts to Stop the Violence
URL: http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~epihc/currentissue/spring2002/swanson.php

Description:
This 2002 article discusses acid attacks in Bangladesh, most of which are against women with "the most common reasons for attack being the refusal of marriage, the denial of sex, and the rejection of romance." Provides an overview of nongovernmental organization (NGO) efforts to stop the violence. From the Harvard Health Policy Review.

LII Topics: Abuse, Harassment, & Violence, Women

Author:
Swanson, Jordan

Publisher:
Harvard Health Policy Review

LII Database Information:
Record 25917 created by Jennifer English on 04/14/2008
Last modification on 04/15/2008
Published: 04/24/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25917

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