Women Acid Face Pakistan

In Pakistan, number of Pakistan women is severely disfigured by acid attacks every year. Most of the recent cases seem to be attacks that occurred after incidences of rejection of undesirable suitors by either the victim or her family. This deed is deemed worthy of subjecting the woman to a lifetime of despair for the insult to the man. It is time for the government of Pakistan and local communities to acknowledge these actions as crimes and to act decisively to prevent the continuing murder and disfiguring of thousands of Pakistan women and girls.

Such crimes should be prosecuted in order to serve as a deterrent in view of the devastating effect on the victim's physical and psychological well being Hundreds of Pakistan women, been blinded or maimed "when acid was thrown on their unveiled faces by male fanatics who considered them improperly dressed" Attacks or threats of attacks on women who failed to wear hijab or were otherwise "immodestly dressed" have been reported in other countries as well. Perhaps one reason why this phenomenon is so common in Pakistan seems to be the ready accessibility of cheap acid. Sulphuric acid is often used in car batteries and jewelers commonly use nitric acid to polish precious metals.

Dilute forms of acids are also used to treat cotton seeds, making it readily accessible even in rural areas. Destruction or disfigurement of the facial beauty of Pakistan women by throwing acid on face is a horrible crime, worse than murder. So, the acts of throwing acid , intended to deface a girl , should be condemned as a worst kind of criminal act and the perpetrators must dealt with exemplary punishments.In this deeply patriarchal country, where women's rights are regularly abused, campaigners estimate that there could be as many as 200 acid attacks every year. Most are a result of a family dispute, and are often carried out by husbands or in-laws.

Violence against women is getting common, where nine of ten would be found experiencing women acid face in Pakistan or some sort of physical, psychological, or emotional abuse in their homes, according to the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Many are not aware that their rights are violated. Acid violence needs to be looked at as part of the general violence that women in Pakistan are exposed to. Acid is often a weapon of choice when dealing with young women. If a woman for instance refuses a marriage proposal, the perpetrator thinks, 'OK, I will take away your looks, then'."

Though such acts of violence are banned in Pakistan no practical implementation has been so far. The Acid Control and Acid crime Prevention Act seeks to establish control mechanisms over the production, sale and distribution of acids. But the implementation of such laws is a horrible aspect for the victims and the human rights group that are struggling for the justice.