High Court does away with archaic two-finger test for sexual assault survivors, terms them 'illegal'

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday declared virginity tests, including the two-finger test (TFT) for examination of sexual assault survivors "illegal and against the Constitution", saying they had "no forensic value" in cases of sexual violence

Jan 04, 2021
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday declared virginity tests, including the two-finger test (TFT) for examination of sexual assault survivors "illegal and against the Constitution", saying they had "no forensic value" in cases of sexual violence.

In a 30-page judgement, Justice Ayesha A. Malik wrote that the virginity test "offends the dignity of the female victim" and was contradictory to Article 9 and Article 14 of the Constitution, which are related to the security and dignity of a person.

The judgement declared that virginity tests are "discriminatory against the female victim as they are carried out on the basis of their gender [and] therefore offend Article 25 of the Constitution".

https://www.dawn.com/news/1599672/lhc-does-away-with-archaic-two-finger-test-for-sexual-assault-survivors-terms-them-illegal

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