India's acid victims demand justice

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Premeditated: In Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, the number of acid attacks have been rising - and there are some facts now beyond dispute.
The largest numbers of victims come from the poorest backgrounds and are women who have rejected their husbands, employers or would-be boyfriends.
The attack is not committed in a fit of anger or "passion" as is popularly believed but is premeditated and intended to kill or maim.
Acid attacks on women are a problem in South Asia
The attacker's message in no uncertain terms is that: "if you can't be mine, you won't be any one else's either".
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