TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Acid Violence And Medical Care In Bangladesh
JO  - Gender and society
A1  - Anwary, Afroza
SP  - 305
EP  - 313
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - Acid attacks on women are increasing at alarming rates in Bangladesh, but the government has failed to provide medical care to the victims. Easily available sulfuric acid, which can mutilate a human face in moments, has emerged as a weapon used to disfigure a woman’s body. By the mid-1990s, activists had documented acid attacks, and urban protests were followed by demands for better medical care. I show how the interaction between local and international-level civil society organizations made international resources available to local feminist groups engaged in domestic social struggles and helped to improve medical care for acid victims of Bangladesh.<p /> 
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SN  - 0891-2432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891243202250851
ID  - ref1
ER  -