Egypt: A year after ‘virginity tests’, women victims of army violence still seek justice

Headline Title: Egypt: A year after ‘virginity tests’, women still seek justice 09 March 2012 The final session of the trial of an Egyptian military doctor accused of conducting forced “virginity tests” on Samira Ibrahim, a woman protester, will show if Egypt’s military courts are prepared to offer any redress for female victims of violence by the army, Amnesty International said today.On Sunday, 11 March, a military court is expected to deliver a verdict in the case of the military doctor facing charges of “public indecency” and “disobeying military orders” for coercing women to…

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