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Ban on the Two-Finger Test in Pakistan

Ban on the Two-Finger Test in Pakistan

Pakistan has finally declared that a victim’s body cannot be used to determine whether they have been raped.

The Lahore High Court in the case of Sadaf Aziz and others v. Federation of Pakistan and others. (2021 P Cr. L J 205) held that the two-finger test and hymen examination without medical backing is now unconstitutional.

The two-finger test is also known as the virginity test and was used in rape or sexual assault cases to determine whether the survivor was a virgin or if they were habituated to sexual intercourse. The reasoning behind this was that a woman’s sexual history could somehow indicate whether she had been raped.

Justice Ayesha Malik authored the judgment and also pointed out the negative impact that this type of testing has had on the mental health and dignity of victims. The judgment was reported by Dawn at the time.

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