Bangladesh: The Stolen Faces of Victims of Acid Attacks · Global Voices

Bangladesh holds the sad record of the largest number of cases of acid violence in the world. In the suburbs of Dhaka, an NGO that will soon close its doors, for lack of funding, tries to save every woman attacked. Our collaborators have met these victims who need not only surgery of extreme complexity, but also psychological care.

Katie Piper (41), the well-known moderator and activist, spoke openly in an interview with Mirror about how she was dealing with the physical and psychological challenges she has been facing since the devastating acid attack in 2008. At that time, she was the victim of a deliberately planned attack organized by her ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch at the age of 24. Since then, Katie has undergone numerous innovative treatments and operations, including…