Female Indonesian military applicants receive 'two-finger' virginity tests

By Jewel Topsfield
May 14 2015 - 6:00pm
"It’s against the rights of every woman": A female military academy applicant subjected to a virginity test in 2013. Photo: Human Rights Watch
"It’s against the rights of every woman": A female military academy applicant subjected to a virginity test in 2013. Photo: Human Rights Watch

Female military applicants in Indonesia are subjected to virginity tests - including the discredited "two finger test" to determine if the hymen is intact - in order to recruit the "best people" to the armed forces.

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