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'Raped Twice': Pakistan Virginity Tests Block Justice For Victims By Kaneez Fatima, with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi on January 13 2021 2:01 PM Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic "virginity test" -- a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims. The teenager was still in a daze after she was assaulted by her father's cousin when police forced her to see a doctor, who conducted the invasive medical exam intended to determine whether she had a history of having sex. "She told me to op...

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Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 14:05 IST In a country where rape is vastly underreported and survivors of sexual assault are viewed with suspicion, virginity tests are often ordered as part of police investigations. "It was very painful. I didn't know why she was doing it. I wish my mother had been with me."  |  Photo Credit: iStock Images Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic "virginity test" -- a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims. The teenager was still in a da...

Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to police, only to face a traumatic "virginity test" – a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims