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  • Sharia vigilante violence rife in Aceh: report ( Indonesia )

    12/07/2010 7:09:41 AM PST · by george76 · 2 replies
    Radio Australia ^ | Dec 6, 2010 | Sen Lam
    Islamic sharia laws in Indonesia's Aceh province have been used by vigilante groups to harass and intimidate locals, a Human Rights Watch report says. The rights group has detailed evidence that the laws are often selectively enforced and rarely applied to wealthy or politically connected individuals. Its report says sharia police sometimes force women and girls to get "virginity tests". Christen Broecker from Human Rights Watch says in one extreme case a woman was raped by sharia police while in detention. Ms Broecker says virginity tests are a gender-specific form of torture under international law and a practice that both...