Article 5CF0S Virginity tests for female rape survivors outlawed by Pakistani court

Virginity tests for female rape survivors outlawed by Pakistani court

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Haroon Janjua in Islamabad
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Judge said the humiliating' practice was used to cast suspicion on the victim, and deflected focus from the act of sexual violence

A Pakistani court has outlawed the practice of subjecting female rape survivors to a virginity test in an unprecedented ruling.

Lahore's high court ruled on Monday that the virginity test has no legal basis and offends the personal dignity of the female victim".

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