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5 unusual facts about Acid Survivors Foundation


Acid Survivors Foundation

April 28, 2011, Dr. Monira Rahman, Murhabazi Namegabe, and Cecilia Flores-Oebanda are honored as the Children's Rights Heroes for millions of children at the Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred, Sweden.

For her dedication, in 2005, Monira Rahman the Executive Director of ASF was awarded the Human Rights Award by Amnesty International.

ASF provides legal support for survivors by referring them to its legal partners including BRAC, Aino Salish Kendro (ASK), the Bangladesh National Women Lawyer’s Association (BNWLA), and the Bangladesh Legal Aid Services and Trust (BLAST).

2011 was also the year that ASF’s Executive Director Monira Rahman was honored with the prestigious World's Children's Prize in recognition for her struggle for the children who have been the victims of acid attacks or petrol attacks leading to permanent and disfiguring scars.

ASF, the newspaper Prothom Alo, and BRAC on on International Women’s Day mobilized over 5000 people to march alongside 100 acid attack survivors as a campaign for new laws.



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