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This Article is From Dec 27, 2011

Egypt court orders end to 'virginity tests'

Cairo: A Cairo court on Tuesday ordered the Egyptian army to stop forced virginity tests on female detainees.

The Cairo Administrative Court ruled in favour of Samira Ibrahim, who took the army to court over the practice, slammed by rights groups as "torture."

She was one of several women subjected to forced virginity tests when they were detained during a March demonstration.

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