Egypt: Admission of forced 'virginity tests' must lead to justice

31 May 2011 A senior Egyptian general has admitted female protesters were forced to undergo ‘virginity tests’, which the government has previously denied.  The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced ‘virginity tests’ to justice, following a senior military figure’s admission that the army subjected female protesters to them, Amnesty International said today. A senior Egyptian general told CNN that women detained on 9 March at Cairo’s Tahrir Square had been forced to undergo ‘virginity tests’, which the government has previously denied. …

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