Abstract
This chapter presents the people's viewpoint on acid-burned populations. The project aims to understand more about acid attack survivors' struggles to reintegrate into society. What resource shortages do acid victims face while reentering society? The emphasis of this chapter was on public perception and reintegration. These chapters discuss the fundamental needs of acid victims. The researcher examined the data using themes. The Acid Survivor Foundation (ASF) assisted victims by providing free housing, food, clothing, medical care, therapy, counseling, physical therapy, and surgeries (both long and short-term). After their hospital stays, victims went home. There were exceptions, but most returned to their original families. Many acid attack victims from disadvantaged families struggled throughout time. They had money, education, and housing issues, and this rehabilitation may enhance the SDGs' goal.
TopRationale Of This Study
After discussing the review mentioned above on works of literature, the present study argues that most of the research related to the acid violence issue mainly focused on the causes and impacts of vicious crime on acid victims’ lives. Most authors from different parts of the world have tried to discover the root causes behind this brutal form of violence from their own cultural and geographical points of view. It is also observed from the literature review part that several doctors and physicians conducted a significant number of research on acid throwing. They have tried to analyze the problem from a medical point of view. So, the previous research is mainly focused on the medico-legal aspects of acid violence with the socio-demographic scenario: health care management, psychological rehabilitation, or coping strategies for acid assault victims. There is literature discussing the rehabilitation of acid victims. (Islam, M. S., & Hasam, 2016; [Chakraborty et al., 2017; Akhter & Islam, 2013; Lewis, 2017; ASTI, 2021, Zia, 2013). expressed that acid violence has been ignored for extended periods with little knowledge about their needs and challenges.
Additionally, acid violence induces dread among women in society. Survivors also experience severe emotional and psychological trauma, for which they need assistance from the community in which they reside. For the victim’s appropriate reintegration into the larger society, it is thus essential to develop community-based rehabilitation programs. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a globally-recognized concept for establishing a healthy community to reach one’s objectives. This strategy has been used in several nations to reduce health-related issues, drug addiction, malnutrition, aging-related issues, child abuse, refugee issues, community violence, HIV/AIDS-related issues, and sexual abuse. Community-based rehabilitation may improve the socializing quality of the social environment (Dijken, Stams & Winter, 2016). One of the project’s primary objectives is to learn about potential community-based rehabilitation options for acid-affected women in Bangladesh, as well as how these interventions may aid women in coping with their life crises in a more balanced way.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Revenge, Hatred, and Jealousy: According to several research, one of the most prevalent motives for acid attacks is retribution, hatred, or jealousy. In Cambodia, women inflict acid burns on other women and men as a form of vengeance. Reasons such as unrequited love and affairs, sexual jealousy, hatred, and vengeance are accountable for acid attacks in India.
Psychological Consequences: Psychological torment, coupled with other symptoms such as headaches, sleeplessness, nightmares, dread, and fear of face the outside world, are prevalent among acid sufferers. The victims of an acid assault are frightened, scarred, and socially isolated. Psychological scars may be much more distressing than physical ones.
Poverty and violence against women: According to the publications released by Kamruzzaman and Hakim, a clear association exists between poverty and gender-based violence (2016). In Bangladeshi society, patriarchy and male supremacy are also significant contributors to women’s subjugation and gender-based violence (Hossain, 2016 AU53: The in-text citation "Hossain, 2016" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). Typically, sulphuric Acid, hydrochloric Acid, and nitric Acid are utilized for this horrible act of violence. The effects of acid violence are horrifying and excruciating. A victim experiences physical, psychological, economic, and social suffering. The survivors of acid assaults are traumatized, deformed, crippled, socially outcast, and economically disadvantaged.
Gender Inequality: According to the Avon Global Centre (2011) AU51: The in-text citation "Global Centre (2011)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , one of the key causes for Acid throwing in Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia is gender inequality. Zia (2013) argued in an essay that acid attacks on women in Pakistan are a kind of gender-based violence, citing cultural background, gender prejudice, and sociocultural imperatives as key reasons. In Beyond Saving Faces (2015) AU52: The in-text citation "Saving Faces (2015)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. , Navid, Yousaf, and Bandana noted that culture is sometimes responsible for such savage crimes in Pakistan.