
“The tests would affect students seeking to enter senior high school. The proposal triggered immediate anger, with Education Minister Mohammad Nuh leading the condemnation: ‘If you want to protect your children from negative influence, there are others ways. This is not wise.’ ‘A virginity test is a form of sexual violence against women,’ added Masruchah, the deputy head of the national commission on violence against woman, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/schoolgirl-virginity-tests-prompt-outrage-in-indonesia/
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