Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Indonesia: Medical Groups Silent on Abusive ‘Virginity Tests’

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Expand Members of the Indonesian Air Force march during celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Air Force in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2016. © 2016 Beawiharta/Reuters (New York) – Indonesian medical associations should publicly denounce so-called virginity tests obligatory for female applicants to the Indonesian National Armed Forces and National Police, Human Rights Watch said in letters sent on February 20, 2018. Virginity testing is a form of gender-based violence and has been widely discredited, including by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Indonesian Society of Obstetrics…

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