HRW Says No Aid For Cambodian Acid Victims

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HRW Says No Aid For Cambodian Acid Victims

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Acid attacks: Cambodia victims 'denied government aid'
5 February 2019
Survivors of acid attacks in Cambodia are being denied free government treatment that they are legally entitled to, Human Rights Watch says.

Its report focused on 17 survivors, none of whom are said to have received government aid for their injuries.

In 2012, legislation was passed in Cambodia to toughen punishments for acid attack perpetrators and provide more support for victims.

The government insists treatment for victims is being provided for free.

"We would like to deny the accusation," health ministry spokesman Ly Sovann told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "We have the law, and we provide the service for free."

But HRW said the tougher rules and victim aid were not being put into action.
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