Victims Need Support,Not Just SYMPATHY
Victims need Support, not just SYMPATHY “You hold the acid that charred my dreams. You will hear and you will be told that the face you burned is the face I love now. You will hear about me in the darkness of confinement.” - Laxmi, An Acid Attack Victim Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. All life demands struggle. Well, we all know that Life is a Struggle . Everyone has to face it someday or the other. But some face it in a very different manner. It was in 2005 , when 16 year old Laxmi was waiting at the bus stop in New Delhi’s Khan Market under the scorching heat of the sun. Suddenly a 32 year old man came and threw acid on her face so much so that her face was reduced to a mass of third degree burns, disfiguring her permanently . The pain was unbearable. This punishable act took place only for the meager reason that she re