Indonesia said it will stop administering “virginity tests” to female aspiring civil servants as part of its admission process. The country’s Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced this change—which will affect women working in government offices—on the heels of Human Rights Watch research that documented this degrading practice in the admission process for another branch of the Indonesian government, the National Police force.

Afghanistan’s new government should prosecute officials and commanders whose serious human rights abuses have long gone unpunished.

Australia should use its upcoming human rights dialogue with Laos to raise human rights concerns and set concrete benchmarks for reform.