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#SouthAfrica: A South church has carried out virginity tests on their single female worshippers and issued certificates of virginity to those that passed the test.
According to the church, the test is said to be an effort to encourage chastity among the
ladies in the society.
The church identified as Nazareth Baptist Church is located at Ebuhleni, northern part of Durban in South Africa.
It was gathered that the church carried out a free virginity test on ladies who attend their church and are 18 years and above.
It is an annual
event carried out by the church and at the end of the test, a Certificate of Virginity is awarded to the successful ones.
Also, a white mark of purity is placed on the forehead of the virgins.
The test is usually conducted in the middle of every year and the certificate issued
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In Afghanistan, le donne possono essere obbligate a subire test di verginità (di solito su richiesta dei genitori) e finire condannate al carcere per "crimini morali" se l'esito è negativo theguardian.com/global-develop…
Bahara, 18enne afghana, ha denunciato lo stupro subito da un uomo conosciuto online, ottenendo in risposta dalla Polizia l'obbligo di sottoporsi a un test di verginità, che non ha superato, quindi è stata condannata per immoralità. Ora vive con timore l'idea di uscire dal carcere
"Non sono sicura di poter tornare a condurre una vita normale. La mia condotta [Oh povera Bahara, non sei tu il problema] ha macchiato l'onore della mia famiglia e ho paura che mio padre possa uccidermi, una volta uscita dal carcere"
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