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| Indonesia's female police officers subjected to 'virginity tests' |
| 2014-11-19 |
| [TELEGRAPH.CO.UK] Women who want to join Indonesia's national police force are forced to have "virginity tests", a human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... group has found. The "two-finger test" involves a medical expert putting two fingers into a woman's vagina to determine whether her hymen is still intact. Policewomen have said they've raised the issue with senior police officials, who have at times claimed that the practice has been discounted, but Human Rights Watch ... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge.... has found it is still ongoing. It is also listed as a requirement for female applicants on the official police recruitment website, which states that "in addition to the medical and physical tests, women who want to be policewomen must also undergo virginity tests. So all women who want to become policewomen should keep their virginity". Married women are not eligible for the job. |
| Posted by:Fred |