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Chanchal asleep when four guys come to her bed from her village. Two of them take Chanchals hands, the other two pour the girl almost a liter of highly concentrated acid over his face. Chanchal writhes with incredible pain. But the young men laugh at them. "We keep our promises," is said to have one of the young men said.
Even her little sister Sonam (16), who sleeps in the same bed with Chanchal is injured in the attack. She wanted to help her sister.
The story of Chanchal is not an isolated case. She is one of 68 women who were 2012 victims of such an attack.
Between 1999 and 2012, 3424 people were injured in acid attacks. According to the "Acid Survivors Foundation" such acid attacks most often in the Muslim part of the Indian population and in Bangladesh occur. Two thirds of the victims are girls and women. Of the 68 abused women in the past year, 65 percent were younger than 25 years.
The most common motive for acid attacks are fighting over money and property - or in the family. But even out of jealousy or as punishment for sexual rejection of women are mutilated so cruel.
Chanchal was harassed for months by the guys at 20th October 2012 broke into the home of their parents, in order to pour acid. Multiple she was with the police, filed a complaint against her stalker. But no one was interested in Chanchals complaints. No one cared. Her father filed a complaint. Vain. Her mother was afraid that the guys could do something to their children. Chanchal RECOURSE no choice but to ignore the importunities.
The rejected swore revenge. They would teach her a lesson she would not forget, they said to the girl.
Chanchal has received support from the aid organization "Stop Acid Attacks". "We work as a bridge between the survivors and the society," write the activists on their homepage . Because of the ignorance of the government and sections of the population, many survivors were hopelessly at the margins of society as outcasts in solitude.
They also want to help her right the women. Even the Supreme Court of India have found that victims of acid attacks not legally seek justice.
In fact: from 2580 cases between 2002 and March 2013 1812 files were simply closed. In only 298 cases (16.4 percent), there was a conviction. The death penalty and was 114 times life sentence imposed 13 times.
The organization calls for a separate law, which provides acid attacks punishable. In addition, access to highly concentrated acids to be difficult. So far, everyone can acquire the corrosive liquids easily.
Chanchal lends the charity her mutilated face. She tells her story to arouse the people.
"Our vision is to liberate India from this crime." And since they are on a good path. Since 2002, every year there are less acid attacks - now a decline of almost 80 percent!
"I will stay until my last breath on this topic turn," says Chanchal. "My father says that I am a brave girl. I'm going to prove to him that he's right. I will not give up. "
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