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Activists Call for Stricter Laws on Acid Attacks

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Jane kyazike, an Acid Attack Survivor speaks at the CERESAV Press Conference in Kampala

Gender rights activists are urging the government to introduce stricter legislation to ban the use of acid as a weapon in conflict resolution. Highlighting the devastating impact of acid attacks, they point to the severe injuries, permanent disfigurements, and loss of lives suffered by countless victims, often without sufficient legal recourse to hold perpetrators accountable.

Sharifah Kibirango, the Program Officer Center for Rehabilitation of Survivors of Acid and Burns Violence CERESAV while addressing the media recommended that government to enforce laws and regulations on corrosive substances.

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