Our legal team helps ensure justice for acid attack survivors by:
- Meeting with survivors after their attack to understand how the attack happened, whether it was reported to the police, and the status of the police investigation
- Obtaining medical records for use in court proceedings
- Working with police to ensure all pertinent evidence is available for trial
- Collaborating with state prosecutors to ensure a speedy and fair trial
- Attending court proceedings to ensure survivors are represented effectively
- Helping the survivor and their family pursue legal remedies not covered under criminal law, including payment of medical costs, custody suits, and damages for lost wages.
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But we can’t do it without your financial support! Please donate to help grow CERESAV’s capacity to help survivors achieve justice under the law.
- $5 will provide a survivor and their family with mobile phone minutes to contact police and prosecutors
- $10 will provide transportation for a survivor and their family to the police station
- $50 will help survivors undergo police medical examinations and facilitate witnesses to testify in court
- $100 will help us raise awareness in the Ugandan media about the need for a separate acid bill
- $500 will help cover transportation and other costs to government chemists and police surgeons who assess the seriousness of the crime.
- $1500 will cover the fees of a private attorney to prosecute a survivor’s case