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Ria Sharma wasn’t always an activist. Just a few years back she was a fashion student at Leeds College of Art. But she felt uninspired by the work, and decided to branch into film. Her first project: A documentary about acid attack survivors.
The Supreme Court said stores must restrict sales of acid used to maim at least 1,000 women a year, but that deadline was just blown. Most names and identifying details in this article have been changed to protect the privacy of the victims.
Obama says that the U.S. military’s sexual assaults are “dangerous to our national security.” A mayor says the Japanese military’s “comfort women” were necessary.
Bangladesh is singled out from neighboring India and Cambodia for taking stronger measures to stop acid attacks on women in a report released Thursday. The attacks to disfigure and isolate victims are called acts of gender terrorism.