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Two-finger, hymen tests of rape survivors declared ‘illegal and unconstitutional’
The Lahore High Court has ruled that the two-finger and hymen tests of rape survivors are ‘illegal and unconstitutional’. Justice Ayesha A Malik announced on Monday the verdict in the petition challenging the virginity tests of rape survivors. The 30-page verdict said “virginity testing is highly invasive, having no scientific or medical requirement, yet carried out in the name of medical protocols in sexual violence cases.” The “humiliating practice is used to cast suspicion on the victim, as opposed to focusing on the accused and the incident of sexual violence.” The court has ordered the following in the case: The 2020 guidelines, SOPs, and the 2015 instructions that m

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