WOMEN'S LENS - Un coup d'oeil féminin: Stop 'virginity testing' in Egypt!: "The Egyptian military may have just hit a disturbing, new low: at least 18 women who were arrested during a peaceful protest in Tahrir Square on March 9 said they were forced to take 'virginity tests'.
Those women were threatened with charges of prostitution if they 'failed' the tests. One woman, who said she was a virgin but whose test supposedly proved otherwise, was beaten and given electric shocks."
I missed this completely. That's just unbelievable. I'm reminded again how fortunate I am to live in a country where women are usually safe from this level of abuse.
ReplyDeleteWomen's Lens is an interesting spot. It helps if you can read a little french but there is lots in english
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