LONDON, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A human rights group urged Indonesia on Thursday to abolish invasive "virginity tests" for female recruits and the fiancees of military officers in its armed forces, saying international treaties had described the practice as degrading and cruel. President Joko Widodo should ask military hospitals immediately to stop administering the tests, which violate international human rights treaties that Indonesia has ratified, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

 

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