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Pakistan province bans invasive test for rape victims

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LAHORE, Pakistan: Authorities in Pakistan's most populous province on Saturday (Nov 14) banned an outdated medical procedure in which rape victims ...

LAHORE, Pakistan: Authorities in Pakistan's most populous province on Saturday banned an outdated medical procedure in which rape victims are subjected to an invasive physical examination.

Backlash to the test has been growing in recent years, with critics saying it provides zero useful information and is traumatic for rape victims. Saturday's ban, which takes immediate effect across Punjab, effectively preempts the ongoing court case.A similar case is also underway in the southern province of Sindh with momentum growing for a nationwide ban.

The mentality that still"links the reliability of a rape victim's claims to her virtue and honour" in legal cases also must be addressed, she added.

 

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