News: Blog
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Dear Katie Piper, from Nila in Bangladesh
Nila before she was attacked by acid
Dear Katie Piper – From one acid survivor to another… From Nila, an acid survivor in Bangladesh.
Posted on 24/11/09 by Test Member • 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 by Test Member • Read full article
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One day in Kampala, Uganda
Moira Pool joins in Ugandan acid survivors in their awareness march
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 by Test Member • Read full article
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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 by Test Member • 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 by Rick Trask • 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 by Test Member • 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 by Test Member • 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 by Test Member • Read full article
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The 50 Million Missing Campaign Gender Survey - We Want Your Views!
Photograph courtesy of 50 Million Missing Campaign © Kelso, Aguinaco & Bladin
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 by Test Member • Read full article
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Nepal Has Finally Enacted the Domestic Violence and Punishment Act 2065
Photograph courtesy of IANSA's "Disarming Domestic Violence" campaign
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 by Col. Paul Pettigrew • Read full article
