Egypt: Military pledges to stop forced ‘virginity tests’

27 June 2011 The head of Egypt’s military intelligence has promised that the army will no longer carry out forced ‘virginity tests’, after defending their use The head of Egypt’s military intelligence has promised Amnesty International that the army will no longer carry out forced ‘virginity tests’ after defending their use, during a meeting with the organisation in Cairo on Sunday. Major General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), discussed the issue with Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty months after the organisation publicized…

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