LEGISLATION ON ACID VIOLENCE AROUND THE WORLD
No country in the world is untouched by the acid attacks. From developed nations like United States of America, United Kingdom to the developing nations like India, Bangladesh etc, acid attacks are ubiquitous. Though the majority of attacks happen in the continent of Asia and Africa. As the acid attacks cases rose in number over the years, the countries over the world felt the need to frame stringent laws to curb such type of violence. The legislations on acid violence in the countries where the most number of such attacks occur are BANGLADESH Bangladesh reports the highest number of acid attacks in the world. There was a sudden increase in number of acid attack cases in Bangladesh in the mid 1990s. In 2001, 340 cases were reported which got to 336 cases in 2002. The government passed The Acid Offences Prevention Act and The Acid Control Act in 2002 to check the increasing acid violence in the country. The Act24 punishes the culprit with a death sentence or rigorous p...