The Tunisian minister of human rights has announced the ban of forced anal examination of suspected homosexuals. Homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia and carries a jail term of 3 years.
According to Human rights watch, the test, which stems from a discredited 19th century theories that “homosexuals can be identified by the tone of the anal sphincter or the shape of the anus” , usually involved doctors “forcibly inserting their fingers, and sometimes other objects” into the anus
According to Human rights watch, the test, which stems from a discredited 19th century theories that “homosexuals can be identified by the tone of the anal sphincter or the shape of the anus” , usually involved doctors “forcibly inserting their fingers, and sometimes other objects” into the anus
