News: 2009 archives
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Christmas Message from UK Acid Survivor, Katie Piper
‘‘My Christmas message would be to tell people that I used to hide away and be ashamed of how I looked, frightened of people’s reactions and if people are doing that or feel that way now, I would urge them not to because they don’t have to feel like that and you can become accepted, you can regain the confidence”
Posted on 25/12/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Fashion for a Cause
ASF-Bangladesh gets creative with the “Projapoti” or butterfly Fashion Project. The name chosen by acid survivors for the fashion project symbolises the transformation and inner growth that survivors go through to realise their potential – taking flight from a cocoon into a beautiful butterfly.
Posted on 17/12/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Fifth Acid Attack in Hong Kong
Brace yourselves, Hong Kong has witnessed its fifth collateral acid attack in 1 year. As of this weekend, up to 9 people were left injured after an unknown person hurled acid into a crowd of shoppers, bringing the total injured this year to over 100 individuals.
Posted on 16/12/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Support ASTI on International Human Rights Day!
Today on International Human Rights Day we call for your help in supporting the Acid Survivors Trust International. With your small change, together we CAN make a big difference.
Please help support ASTI with monthly direct debits of as little as 15p per day (£4 per month) to help our team support survivors across the world.Posted on 10/12/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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The Courage to Stand Before the Camera… This is How They Fight Violence
As you look at the photos, think of the courage they showed to stand before the camera. That’s how they fight violence, and their courage deserves our support.
Posted on 01/12/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Dear Katie Piper, from Nila in Bangladesh
Dear Katie Piper – From one acid survivor to another… From Nila, an acid survivor in Bangladesh.
Download: /uploads/files/ASTI-Letter-From-NIla-for-K.png
Posted on 24/11/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Latest Acid Attacks Reported from Around the Globe
In the month of November 2009, several incidences of acid violence were reported to have taken place. They have occurred in the countries where the Acid Survivors Foundation’s operate, as well as in other countries – Malaysia, Thailand, and the United States of America.
Posted on 23/11/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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James Partridge Breaks the Mould
Well done to ASTI Trustee James Partirdge on the day his week long afternoon news reading comes to an end.
Posted on 20/11/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Friday turns jubilation day for acid burn survivor
Pakistani acid burn survivor Naila Farhat wins Supreme Court Case within 10 minutes. Her perpetrator is awarded 12 years imprisonment along side having to pay a compensation of PKR 1.2 million to Naila.
Posted on 17/11/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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Acid attack victim seeks justice from SC
An acid attack in 2003 that completely disfigured 19-year-old Naila Farhat’s face has failed to take away her spirit to live as she bids to seek justice with the first hearing in the Supreme Court due to take place on November 13.
Posted on 13/11/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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ASF-Pakistan needs your support
The Acid Survivors Foundation Pakistan needs your support. Please take a few minutes to watch their recent appeals on youtube.
Posted on 12/11/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Staff Benda Bilili Review – Music empowering us to see beyond disabilities
What do ASTI and the ASFs have in common with the up and coming Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili? To start with: to hold our heads high and strive for a fulfilled life however high the stumbling stones that we’ve come across in life might have been.
Posted on 11/11/09 in Blog • Read full article
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One day in Kampala, Uganda
ASTI Trustee Moira Pool reports from Kampala, Uganda, where she joined the Acid Survivors Foundation for a day of awareness raising against acid violence.
Posted on 03/11/09 in Blog • Read full article
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How You Can Help - Donating Online
Any amount you can donate to us, no matter how small, will be very gratefully received and put to good use helping survivors of acid violence.
Posted on 30/10/09 in ASTI news
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Katie Piper: My Beautiful Face - Review
“Acid…WHAT?” is the most common reaction when I try to explain to friends, family and acquaintances what my work at the Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) is about. This is then usually followed by my trying to get ideas of recreational drug use and problems of acid reflux out of people’s heads and telling them about what acid in fact represents to many thousands of people: a weapon used to destroy their lives…
Posted on 29/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Katie Piper - Channel 4 Programme on Acid Violence
Congratulations to Channel 4 for putting on a very well done programme. And, congratulations to Katie and her family – the stars of the show…….
Posted on 29/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Tat Marina, Finding Face
Unlike the justice brought to Katie Piper’s attackers (life imprisonment within a year of the attack), ten years on, despite the powerful evidence that exists, Tat Marina is still fighting for the justice she so rightly deserves.
Posted on 27/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Hilary Clinton Devoted To Combating Violence Against Girls
During her recent speech at the event hosted by the Government of the Netherlands in New York City, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton devoted to combating violence against girls.
Posted on 22/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Durjoy Appeal Success!
Appeal Success! Thank you to everyone who responded to the Durjoy Appeal.
Posted on 21/10/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Katie Piper - No Boundaries For Savagery
Katie’s story of being attacked by acid on a busy London street in the middle of the afternoon has shocked the nation. Unfortunately, Katie is not the first, and is unlikely to be the last victim of an acid attack. Being attacked with acid for breaking off a relationship is common practice in many countries.
Posted on 21/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Katie Piper Acid Attack in London
A Cutting Edge documentary will be aired on UK Channel 4 next week telling the story of British 26 year old Katie Piper who was attacked by acid on a busy street in London – an “attack of pure evil” plotted by her ex-boyfriend after telling him she wanted to end the relationship.
Posted on 20/10/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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The 50 Million Missing Campaign Gender Survey - We Want Your Views!
The 50 Million Missing Campaign created an online gender survey which went live from December 2008 to May 2009. We want your views on one of the questions asked. Please read on..
Posted on 13/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Many Congratulations to Monira!
Human Rights defender and Executive Director of the Acid Survivors Foundation in Bangladesh (ASF-B) was one of five outstanding women who were awarded the 2009 Americans for UNFPA Honorees for the Health and Dignity of Women.
Posted on 13/10/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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2009 Women’s 5k Challenge London
Congratulations to ASTI’s runners for completing the 2009 Women’s 5k Challenge in London Hyde Park!
Posted on 06/10/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Nepal Has Finally Enacted the Domestic Violence and Punishment Act 2065
On April 19, 2009 Nepal finally followed the example of her neighbours, by enacting the Domestic Violence and Punishment Act 2065. However we are saddened that under the Law perpetrators will only be subject to up to four months of imprisonment and a fine of Rs6,000 (about US$76).
Posted on 05/10/09 in Blog • Read full article
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4th Acid Attack in Hong Kong’s Bustling Mong Kok District in less then 12 Months
The Mong Kok neighbourhood in South China witnessed its fourth acid attack incident within the past ten months, resulting in some 100 people left injured.
Posted on 30/09/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Brutal Disfigurement of Survivors, the Acid Survivors Foundation Pakistan
Before the establishment of ASF-Pakistan in 2006, there were no specialist services for people who were attacked by acid in Pakistan. View the following videos for an insight into the workings of ASF-P and the important work they are involved in, as well as the views of one volunteer, Natasha Simonsen, who speaks about her experience of supporting acid survivors.
Posted on 29/09/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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Victims of Acid Attacks in Uganda
In Uganda, acid is used for far more sinister ends than running car’s batteries. It’s a weapon, one that is being used to settle scores, brutally disfiguring people. Acid survivors want justice.
France 24 News, Chown, Kahn, Grange & Ozan
Posted on 18/09/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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The Saviour: The British Plastic Surgeon Helping Acid Victims
In the UK, cosmetic surgery is often seen as nothing more than nip ‘n’ tuck, but in Bangladesh, thanks to Dr Ron Hiles, it is rebuilding lives. It is about as far away from the nips and tucks of TV makeover shows and celebrity magazines as you can imagine.
The Independent, Rachel Shields
Posted on 18/09/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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Acid Attacks on Women Continue
Acid attacks on women are frighteningly common in Bangladesh. Men often use it as their weapon of choice against women who have rejected their advances. Unofficially the figure is believed to be much higher 200 a year.
Al Jazeera, Nicolas Haque
Posted on 17/09/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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The Lives and Faces Rebuilt after Acid Attacks
Her face is dominated by a grotesque patch of purple bruising with stitches that run under her eyebrows and down to her nose. She can barely open her eyes. Lucky is an ironic name for someone whose features have been melted down by battery acid.
The Daily Telegraph, Jessica Salter
Posted on 17/09/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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A Brave Face - Bangladesh
“Our face is our identity. When it is changed our whole identity is changed. Women and girls are so cheap in this society, so men can destroy them”
ABC News, Sally Sara
Posted on 03/09/09 in Media coverage • Read full article
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Further Surgery Needed for ‘Invincible’ Baby Durjoy
It is now just over four and a half years since Baby Durjoy had his life threatened by a vicious attack when strong corrosive acid was poured forcibly into his mouth. The Acid Survivors Foundation of Bangladesh made a number of complex, life-saving operations possible and he has grown into a remarkable, irrepressible little boy – still not five years old. His name means ‘invincible’ and he is living up to it.
Posted on 27/08/09 in Blog • Read full article
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Survival beyond Surgery
Acid burns have a devastating effect on the skin and the injuries incurred are brutal and require long and complicated medical treatment. Nevertheless, surgery alone is not enough for survivors to overcome their trauma. The foundations in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Uganda & Cambodia, adopt a holistic approach to supporting survivors and as a result of approaching the problem holistically, by looking at all the relevant angels, the foundations have developed into eminent, successful projects.
Posted on 21/08/09 in Blog • Read full article
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The Unrelenting Hindrance of Chronic Itching
The unrelenting hindrance for people recovering from major burns is the chronic itching. With the persistent post-burn itching, wound healing is often compromised and the constant need for relief can become overbearing for survivors of acid attacks.
Posted on 10/08/09 in Blog • Read full article
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ASTI’s 2008 Annual Review
ASTI recently published its 2008 Annual Review. ASTIs Annual Review includes a report from our Chairman, updates on ASTI, updates from the Acid Survivor’s Foundations (ASFs), and a comprehensive financial report.
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Posted on 06/08/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Acid Violence in Punjab, Pakistan
The incidence rate of acid attacks in Pakistan continues to be significant, and whilst it takes place at all levels of society, the overwhelming majority of acid survivors who are treated by the Acid Survivor Foundation in Islamabad arrive in their high numbers from the southern Punjab province.
Posted on 05/08/09 in Blog • Read full article
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The British 10K London Run
Congratulations to our British 10k London Runners for all their sweating hard effort!
Posted on 24/07/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Posted on 10/06/09 in ASTI news • Read full article
