Doctors comment. Dr Fuziwe Dlakavu, a medical doctor specialising as a gynaecologist at a Johannesburg hospital, says there is no science behind virginity testing. She explains: No-one can examine a patient and guarantee, one hundred percent, whether or not they are a virgin.
(5) Virginity testing of children older than 16 may only be performed (a) if the child has given consent to the testing in the prescribed manner; (b) after proper counselling of the child; and (c) in the manner prescribed. (6) The results of a virginity test may not be disclosed without the consent of the child.
Oct 17, 2018 A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess the virginity of a girl or a woman, which is a common practice in at least 20...
Oct 3, 2016 Culture or Crime: The Clash over Virginity Testing in South Africa. A recent ruling against virginity testing has reignited debate in South Africa. As rights activists condemn the practice for being discriminatory, cultural activists defend it as an integral part of Zulu tradition.
May 18, 2017 So-called virginity testing, also referred to as hymen, two-finger, or per vaginal examination, is the inspection of the female genitalia to assess if the examinee has had or has been habituated to sexual intercourse.
Oct 16, 2018 Virginity testing is a violation of the victims human rights and is associated with both immediate and long-term consequences that are detrimental to her physical, psychological and social well-being. The harmful practice of virginity testing is a social, cultural and political issue, and its elimination will require a comprehensive societal response supported by the public health community ...
Abstract. In January 2016, a perennial row over virginity testing was renewed, pitting traditional adherents of Zulu cosmology and cultural practices against human rights advocates. The paper does not position itself within this debate. Rather, it adopts a meta-perspective in order to understand why the debate arises in the first instance.
Nov 22, 2017 Virginity testing is a form of gender-based violence and is a widely discredited practice. In November 2014, the World Health Organization issued guidelines that stated, There is no place for...
Jul 24, 2016 This article examines the historical context of virginity testing in Southern Africa with a focus on South Africa. It then examines the arguments often adduced in justifying the introduction of this practice. The two major arguments to support the reintroduction of virginity testing, namely, that it helps in reducing the spread of HIV and in ...
Oct 17, 2018 Virginity testing is a violation of the human rights of girls and women, and can be detrimental to womens and girls physical, psychological and social well-being. Virginity testing reinforces stereotyped notions of female sexuality and gender inequality. The examination can be painful, humiliating and traumatic.
Sexual Health Q&A. What is virginity testing? Why is it used, and what are its potential effects? Reviewed by the medical professionals of the ISSMs Communication Committee. Virginity testing is a controversial practice that aims to determine whether a girl has had sexual intercourse or not.
The Soul City Institute for Social Justice is an intersectional feminist organisation. Our vision is to ensure that young womxn and girls fully realise their human rights in a just society and are ...
Nov 23, 2018 What Is the Truth about Virginity Sting. Soul city institute. Accessed 25 October 2018. https://www.soulcity.org.za/news/what-is-the-truth-about-virginity-testing.
3. Focus on Virginity testing . The banning of virginity testing has caused a controversy and traditional leaders in Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Eastern Cape have protested against the ban as an invasion of cultural rights. This document looks at the practice of virginity testing and discusses whether it should be banned or regulated or left alone.
Sep 21, 2016 Mokoboto-Zwane Virginity testing practices: the best of both worlds. dry and tight and the white, lacy veil should be clearly evident and intact (Leclerc-. Madlala 2001). Vir ginity testing is a ...
Doctors in Indonesia have stated that virginity testing doesn't have scientific basis. So when they are demanded to do virginity testing, they only describe the condition of the hymen. They are not legally and medically allowed to judge what has happened to the hymen.
The study asserts that the practice of virginity testing is a violation of human rights, strips the girl of her dignity, represents an invasion of bodily privacy and leads to degradation and humiliation.
Mar 2, 2022 Academia. Ending virginity testing in TNI is not enough. Although the Indonesian Army has issued a technical instruction that removes the test, there are currently no public policies in the...
About Soul City Institute. We are an intersectional feminist organisation, working to ensure that girls, young women and gender minorities enjoy substantive equality, with access to resources and opportunities that enable them to live fulfilling lives. Behaviour change is not linear, nor is it easy. Ending GBVF requires a shift in cultural ...
All the indigenous cultures of Southern Africa placed a high value on female virginity,1 and, in order to protect this bargaining chip in marriage negotiations, young girls were obliged to undergo regular virginity inspections.2 During the early part of the twentieth century, the practice fell into disuse, due largely to the erosion of family structures through migrant labour, forced removals ...
Virginity testing is a human rights violation involving an examination of the female genitalia, often by a healthcare professional, intended to correlate the appearance of the hymen in women or girls with previous sexual intercourse. Virginity testing examinations are conducted under a variety of circumstances and settings: before marriage to ...
From a human rights perspective, virginity testing is a form of gender discrimination, as well as a violation of fundamental rights, and when carried out without consent, a form of sexual assault. A gap exists between current medical evidence of virginity testing and medical education and training [9, 30, 33, 35].
Oct 17, 2018 Virginity testing a gynecological examination conducted under the belief that it determines whether a woman or girl has had vaginal intercourse must end, says UN Human Rights, UN Women and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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