[4] The UN Human Rights Office called for ban of virginity testing, viewing the practice to be medically unnecessary, often painful, humiliating, and traumatic.
[6] The Indonesian National Armed Forces also has been conducting this practice, as confirmed by its deputy head of the Health Center, Andriani.
In 2013, the Education Department of Prabumulih, South Sumatra recommended conducting virginity tests to high school students, and even incorporating it to the regional budget plan.
The Human Rights Watch first reported on November 17, 2014 about "painful and traumatic" virginity as a requirements for Indonesia's National Police[4] and released a video of the women interviewed.
[19] One day later Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno, (minister for politics, law, and security) confirmed that virginity test have long been mandatory for applicants of the military, namely the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).
[20][21] Three days later, the head of the National Police, Moechgiyarto defended the test stating the women have to live up to high moral standards and would not accept candidates if they turn out to be "prostitutes".
In 2017, an Indonesian judge, Binsar Gultom, published a book that suggested virginity testing to soon-to-be-married couples, insisting that it could lower the nation's divorce rate.