Culturally Justified Violence Against Women (CVAW)
02/11/2015
The UN "Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women" (UNDEVAW) affirms that "States should condemn violence against women and should not invoke any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination." Culturally–justified Violence against Women (CVAW) is precisely this:acts that are explicitly justified or condoned through a misuse of cultural, religious, or traditional beliefs.