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Acid attacks rising in Colombia

cnn.com (11 months and 14 days ago)

Jun 9, 2012

Colombia sees an alarming rise in acid attacks against women. Toby Muse reports. full story

As attacks spike, but acid still as easy as to buy as noodles

Such easy availability of acid has often been cited as one of the reasons for the recent spike in acid-throwing attacks across the country.

indiatimes.com (24 days ago)

India: Victims Urge New Laws For Acid Attacks

Legislation increases the punishment for acid attacks - but campaigners insist the crime needs a law of its own.

sky.com (1 month and 21 days ago)

Legal recognition to acid attacks welcome, but compensation still due

The new law provisions that acid attacks could attract a jail term of minimum 10 years that could be extended to life, on a per case basis.

indiatimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

Did the acid attack girl do it herself? Police probe Victoria's Secret worker and seize her laptop

Naomi Oni, 20, (pictured) claimed she was assaulted by a woman in an Islamic niqab, but police are said to have discovered that she searched the internet for websites about acid attacks before receiving her injuries.

dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 28 days ago)

Letters: Men against violence

That women in many countries are getting organised and angry about sexual violence and other forms of discrimination against women is encouraging news (Sick of being ashamed, 13 February). However, it is also up to men to get angry about these issues and change their behaviour. It can be done. In 2002 there were over 500 recorded acid attacks on women in Bangladesh. A local...

guardian.co.uk (3 months and 3 days ago)

Did acid attack woman harm herself? Claims that Naomi Oni researched attacks before being scarred

Police are thought to have seized the computer of a woman badly scarred in an acid attack amid suspicions she may have inflicted the injuries on herself, a Sunday newspaper has claimed.

independent.co.uk (2 months and 28 days ago)

New threats in Colombia highlight risk for journalists, analysts

By Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia on Tuesday warned of a plot by an organized crime group to kill several high-profile journalists, just weeks after an assassination attempt on an investigative reporter boosted concerns over threats to a free press in the violence-plagued Andean nation. Journalists and investigators have long been the target of attacks and threats...

yahoo.com (8 days ago)

Colombia overwhelms Bolivia with 5-0 shellacking

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) -Colombia tightened its grip on a qualifying spot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil by beating Bolivia 5-0 on Friday.

si.com (2 months and 2 days ago)

Region Becomes First To Successfully Get Rid Of Coffee Rust

Four coffee-growing regions in Colombia have been declared free of coffee rust, a debilitating fungus that in recent years has wreaked havoc on coffee... Read more: National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, Video, Coffee Rust, Cenicafe Coffee Rust, Colombia, Coffee Rust Latin America, Cenicafe, Colombia Coffee Rust, Federación Nacional De Cafeteros De Colombia,...

huffingtonpost.com (22 days ago)

Chance The Rapper: There Was 'A Lot Of Acid Involved In Acid Rap'

'I mean, it wasn't too much - I'd say it was about 30 to 40 percent acid,' rapper tells MTV News. By Nadeska Alexis

mtv.com (12 days ago)

Acid attacks rising in Colombia

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