The Meghalaya government has informed the Supreme Court that it has prohibited the 'two-finger test' which was conducted to determine whether a survivor of rape or sexual assault was habituated to ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a ban on the two-finger test in a rape case, a move that will change the historical trajectory of rape convictions in India. While restoring conviction in a ...

The two-finger test also termed the PV (Per Vaginal) or virginity test is a commonly followed practice used to check the laxity of a woman’s vaginal muscles, to know whether she is sexually active or ...

Advocacy groups are welcoming a decision by India's Supreme Court that bans what is known as a "two-finger" test on rape survivors, calling it a patriarchal and invasive practice and ruling that ...

The two-finger test or virginity test in rape cases was a violation of fundamental rights of the survivours, the High Court observed in the full text of a verdict. The test was neither scientific nor ...

The India Supreme Court Monday declared that performing the “two-finger” or “three-finger” vaginal test on victims of rape or sexual assault will be classed as misconduct. Also dubbed the “virginity” ...

In 2020, the LHC prohibited the use of the two-finger virginity test in rape examinations, deeming it "humiliating having no forensic value". The judge said "Under no circumstances, the test can be ...

On October 31 this year, the Supreme Court declared that the two-finger test - a test used on survivors of rape or sexual assault, was not only regressive and unscientific but also re-victimised and ...

The Indonesian army has announced it will no longer carry out vaginal exams on female recruits to 'test their virginity'. The archaic 'two-finger test' - which is still used in India, Egypt and ...