Open AccessAcid Violence in Pakistan: A Study on Women Victims of Acid Attacks in Karachi
Author(s) -
Sadia Ismail,
Subhash Guriro,
Muhammad Kamil Lakho
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global social sciences review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-793X
pISSN - 2520-0348
DOI - 10.31703/gssr.2020(v-iii).34
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , isolation (microbiology) , criminology , political science , socioeconomics , medicine , psychology , sociology , biology , philosophy , linguistics , microbiology and biotechnology
Acid violence is a horrible act of gender violence in orthodox societies. A study was conducted to know the reasons for the acid violence against women in Pakistani society. For this purpose, female acid attack survivors were recruited from Karachi city of Sindh province in Pakistan. We found personal conflicts and rejection of marriage proposals as major reasons for acid attacks on women. The majority of the victims are being humiliated due to disfiguring of body parts and forced to live in isolation. This study recommends strong legal framework preparation by government authorities to curb such incidents and rehabilitate acid victims.