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Indian acid attack victims press for legal protection
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A gang of young neighborhood men would harass Sonali Mukherjee whenever she left home — taunting her, following her, hissing lewd comments.
But Mukherjee, 18 at the time, was not afraid. A sociology student, she stood up to her tormenters. After she threatened to go to the police, they sneaked into her house and poured acid on her while she slept, melting away much of her face.
“I did not know that they were hatching a plan to take revenge,” she said, more than 10 years later.
Now, Mukherjee and other victims of acid attacks are pressing the Indian government to do more to prevent such violence, saying a new law aimed at restricting the sale of acid is being ignored.
In response to their campaign, the Indian Supreme Court on December 3 ordered all states to comply with the law. It went into effect in February after a deadly gang rape in New Delhi last year galvanized public anger over violence toward women. The law prohibits the sale of acid unless the seller maintains a record of the buyers and orders states to pay acid attack victims US$1,400 in compensation.
The law is among a wave of changes implemented after the New Delhi rape case, including a provision that called for stiffer prison terms and no bail for those who carry out acid attacks.
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