Cambodia's new laws on acid attacks

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Updated March 4, 2010 10:42:25

Cambodia's government is drafting new laws to punish those who carry out devastating acid attacks. Local police say the number of acid attacks is rising, with forty such incidents reported in 2008. Acid attacks are particularly vicious, as victims suffer for life, often bearing horrific scars, as acid can dissolve skin, tissue and sometimes bone. Some victims of acid attacks are being cared for at the Cambodian Acid Survivor's Charity where they get medical care, physiotherapy and counselling.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Chhun Chenda Sophea, project manager at Cambodia Acid Survivors' Charity

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