News: May 2012 archives
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‘Colombia acid victims seek justice as attacks spread’
‘“All of a sudden you see some liquid coming towards your face and you think that somebody might have slipped, or that they want to get you wet,” says Viviana Hernandez.’
Posted on 31/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Acid attack on woman volleyball player in Haryana’
‘A teenage girl, who is a junior national volleyball player, was hospitalised with serious injuries after two motorcycle-borne youth threw acid on her while she was going for practice Saturday evening, police said.’
Posted on 29/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Acid attack survivor sends note of encouragement to burn victim’
‘GEORGE TOWN: Acid attack survivor Tan Hui Linn has sent a note of encouragement to school teacher Yeoh Kar Tin, the victim of an alleged attempted murder, who suffered 45% burns on her body in a fire at her home early this month’
Posted on 29/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Acid survivors forum tries to dispel stigma’
‘Beyond burns that scar and even debilitate for a lifetime, acid survivors face misunderstandings that lead to negative judgments and a lack of employment opportunities, representatives say’
Posted on 29/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Ex-minister Pramila Mallick’s brother held in acid attack case’
‘BHUBANESWAR: Former minister Pramila Mallick’s brother Khirod Chandra Mallick was remanded in judicial custody on Thursday for his alleged involvement in an acid attack on a man in Bhubaneswar’s Mancheswar area in October 2011’
Posted on 29/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Doctors: 120 Afghan Girls Poisoned’
‘Doctors in northern Afghanistan say they are treating more than 120 Afghan girls for possible poisoning after they became sick at school’
Posted on 29/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Ambulance of Hope to sensitise communities about relevant laws’
‘Along with infrastructures and mobilisation of human resources, a comprehensive legal framework must be established at provincial level to eradicate acid violence from the country’
Posted on 29/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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‘Kigali nurse battles for her life after acid attack’
On January 11, 2012 Vestina Nyiransabimana’s partner attacked her with acid
Posted on 22/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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Little justice for Colombia’s acid victims
‘For plastic surgeon Dr Linda Guerrero, acid attacks are a reflection of the low status of women in Colombian society’
Posted on 21/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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First Global UNiTE Youth Forum to End Violence against Women and Girls
‘From 22 to 24 May 2012, over 40 youth activists from across the globe will meet in Bangkok for the first Global UNiTE Youth Forum. The Forum is being organized by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s global campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women, to harness the leadership and engagement of young people in addressing violence against women and girls.’
Posted on 18/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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MSc or PhD student with SPSS data analysis expertise wanted!
Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) is looking for a MSc or PhD student who has experience using the SPSS data analysis package, to assist us with a research process for the second and final year of ASTI’s UN Trust Fund (UNTF) supported project, “Towards a comprehensive strategy to end burns violence against women in Cambodia, Nepal and Uganda.”
Posted on 14/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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ASTI’s visit to ASF - Uganda
ASTI’s visit to ASF Uganda from 20th – 29th April!
Posted on 04/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
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ASTI NEEDS RUNNERS!
ASTI needs 6 runners for the British 10k run that will take place on Sunday 8th July at 9.35am and it promises to be something very special
Posted on 03/05/12 in ASTI news • Read full article
