The brave women who managed to escape the life of a sex slave under Islamic State terrorists are being subjected to ‘virginity tests’ to prove their abuse.
Human Rights Watch has discovered that hundreds of women are being subjected to the tests, being administered by court officials in Iraq.
Rothna Begum, a human rights researcher, has interviewed young women about their harrowing ordeals.
One, named Luna, was sold four times as a sex slave after being captured by ISIS fighters.
The young girl is one of many women who managed to escape her captors and find freedom once again in Iraq.
However upon reporting their abuse, many are being forced to undergo a ‘virginity test’ which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has previously condemned.
Experts say the tests are painful and can cause psychological harm. WHO said in a statement: “There is no place for virginity testing.”It has no scientific validity.”
However Iraqi judge Ayman Bamerny, who is leading an investigation into ISIS and their many war crimes, insists that the tests are required.
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