UK bans virginity testing but refuses to apologize to immigrants for past abuses

>… he couldn't fathom why his fiancée, who had just landed in London, was bleeding and seemed traumatized.

> immigration and medical officers had whisked her away for a "clearance interview". When she finally came out of the room, the 35-year-old Indian school teacher wouldn't speak.

> … she had undergone a so-called two-finger virginity test at the UK's largest airport.

> The schoolteacher's abuse received national attention after she shared her experience with The Guardian, describing how a medical inspector had examined her to confirm she had not borne children and was in fact entering the country as a virgin, to be married.

The UK is a bizarre circus.

I now think that allowing political topics on HN was a mistake. I did cheer for it previously - sorry.

Why? I found that interesting. Didn't know it had happened and it's good there are records of past practices as deplorable as they might be. So that article was interesting.

Why is this article the one that makes you say that? Nothing about this is particularly political to me... but it's definitely a good thing to report, cause this is otherwise fucked up.