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Why does an Indonesian woman need to be a virgin to join the military?


Posted by syahirah on 10 Jun 2015 / 1 Comment
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An expose by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in November 2014 on the use of virginity tests in Indonesia’s police force has revealed that just because people are silent over a long-standing practice, it doesn’t mean that it is accepted as a normal part of everyday life. Also referred to as the “two-finger test”, it involves […]

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