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Bangladesh's HC bans two-finger test on rape victims

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Press Trust of India Dhaka
Last Updated : Apr 12 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

A Bangladeshi High Court today banned the derogatory "two-finger test" on rape victims, saying it has no scientific and legal merit.

Issuing the order to settle a five-year-old petition, the court also ruled that lawyers cannot ask any question to rape victims that could hurt their dignity during the trial proceedings, a spokesman of the attorney general's office said.

The court asked authorities to strictly follow the healthcare protocol which the government adopted last year in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) policies,

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First Published: Apr 12 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

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