happe ettekavatsetud viskamine ohvrile, tavaliselt näkku, mis toob kaasa psühholoogilise trauma, tugeva valu, alalise moonutuse, kaasuvad nakkused ning sageli ühe või mõlema silma nägemiskaotuse
a form of violent assault involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance onto the body of another "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill"
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Form of honour-based violence.
Some of the most common motivations of perpetrators include: *Personal conflict regarding intimate relationships and sexual rejection *Racial motivations *Sexual-related jealousy and lust *Social, political, and religious motivations *Gang violence and rivalry *Anti-minority discrimination *Conflicts over land ownership, farm animals, housing, and property *Revenge for refusal of sexual advances, proposals of marriage, and demands for dowry. Acid attacks often occur as revenge against a woman who rejects a proposal of marriage or a sexual advance.Gender inequality and women's position in the society, in relation to men, plays a significant role in these types of attacks.
Today, acid attacks are reported in many parts of the world, though more commonly in developing countries. ... The UK has one of the highest rates of acid attacks per capita in the world, according to Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI). ... According to researchers and activists, countries typically associated with acid assault include Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, United Kingdom, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
... Calls on the Member States to ensure better training for, and cooperation between, staff in the health sector, social services, the police and the judiciary, and to set up structures capable of dealing with all forms of violence against women, including rare forms of serious physical and psychological violence such as acid attacks; ...
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