Ariana: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) asked for unconditional ban of virginity tests in the country. In a statement released on Tuesday, AIHRC said that virginity test is a violence against humanity and an example of “torture of women.” “In order to maintain women’s human dignity and to comply with international human rights standards
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2019 Afghan women are still being imprisoned for failing virginity tests, despite a nationwide ban on the unscientific practice, U.S. National Public Radio (NPR) reported on August 27. Farhad Javid, an Islamic policy adviser for Marie Stopes International, a U.S. global family planning organization, told NPR that she and
The Guardian (UK): New policy will stop clinics and hospitals from performing examinations that lead to imprisonment and exclusion – Condemned by the World Health Organization as degrading, discriminatory and unscientific, the practice of virginity testing has been widely used to ascertain whether a woman has committed adultery or had sex before marriage. Click here to read
BBC News: Despite the absence of official statistics in Afghanistan, anecdotal evidence suggests that the tests are a common occurrence. Bobani Haidari, a gynaecologist practising in Bamiyan Province, told the BBC that she can be asked to carry out 10 virginity tests in a single day. Some women are reported to have undergone multiple tests. Click