Tag: acid attack victims

  • Acid Attack: The Ageless Horror

    By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.”-Pope John Paul II Acid attacks have become a frequent phenomenon in the present day world. ‘Woman staves off molestation attempt, attacked with acid’, ‘Unidentified men threw acid on a 35 year old woman’,…

  • Free Treatment of Acid Attack Victims: The SC Verdict

    By Suhasini Srinivasan, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. The Supreme Court on 10th April, 2015 asked all private hospitals throughout the country to provide free treatment, including medicines and corrective surgeries, to all acid attack victims and that private hospitals could neither “turn away” victims of acid attack nor wash their hands off after providing first aid.…