Laxmi Aggarwal was just 16 when a 32-year-old man attacked her - TopicsExpress



          

Laxmi Aggarwal was just 16 when a 32-year-old man attacked her with acid after she rejected his marriage proposal. For eight years, she hid her face, but after India exploded in outrage over the a brutal gang rape on a bus last year, she started to go without a veil. “So many rape survivors came out to speak in public, and their trauma was a lot like mine,” says Laxmi, now 24. “I did not join the protest, but the wave of anger that swept the country gave women like me some courage.” Laxmi is now the face of a new campaign called Stop Acid Attacks, which brings together acid-attack survivors, educates the public and pushes the government for medical treatment. Though much work remains, there has been progress: the government passed a law that created criminal charges specifically for acid attacks, and the Supreme Court ordered a limit of over-the-counter acid sales. Read more via the Washington Post: wapo.st/13qU9Dl
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:14:40 +0000

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