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Egypt Court Halts Virginity Tests

Description:An Egyptian court has ordered the army to stop forcing virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons. A woman filed a case, saying she was forced to undergo such a test in March after being arrested in a protest in Tahrir Square. Demonstrators gathered outside the State Council, chanting against military abuses and expressing their solidarity with women who have been subjected to such tests. (1:30)

Source: Reuters

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