Acid Survivors Foundation
The Acid Survivors Foundation is a Bangladeshi organization that helps victims of acid attacks and tries to prevent these attacks..
It was founded in 1999 with support from UNICEF and the Canadian International Development Agency. In 2005 the co-founder Monira Rahman was granted the Human Rights Award of Amnesty International.
Statistics
Acid attacks from 1999 to 2005
| Period | Number of incidents | Number of persons attacked | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Total | ||
| May-December: 1999 | 115 | 58 | 139 |
| 2000 | 172 | 98 | 235 |
| 2001 | 250 | 140 | 344 |
| 2002 | 366 | 219 | 487 |
| 2003 | 335 | 185 | 412 |
| 2004 | 266 | 180 | 325 |
| 2005 | 212 | 144 | 268 |
Comparative statistics of 2005 and 2006
| Months | Number of incidents | Number of persons attacked | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | Women | Men | Children (Under 18) | Total | ||
| 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
| January | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
| February | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| March | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
| April | 13 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 22 |
| Total | 47 | 58 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 71 |
- Source
- Acid Survivors Foundation
Statistics of Acid Attack 1999 to 2005
- Acid Survivors Foundation
Acid Survivors Foundation Media
Stephen OBrien visits survivors of acid attacks in Bangladesh (6395601343)
ASF receives the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic
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