st ▁Women , ▁which ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ; ▁it ▁states : ▁" Art icle ▁Two : ▁Vi ol ence ▁against ▁women ▁shall ▁be ▁understood ▁to ▁en comp ass , ▁but ▁not ▁be ▁limited ▁to , ▁the ▁following : ▁( a ) ▁Phys ical , ▁sexual ▁and ▁psych ological ▁violence ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁family , ▁including ▁[...] ▁female ▁gen ital ▁m util ation ▁[...] ". ▁However , ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁importance ▁in ▁traditional ▁life , ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁pract ised ▁in ▁many ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁H ymen or rh ap hy ▁H ymen or rh ap hy ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁thick ening ▁the ▁h ymen , ▁or , ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁impl ant ing ▁a ▁caps ule ▁of ▁red ▁liquid ▁within ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁v ag inal ▁t issue . ▁This ▁new ▁h ymen ▁is ▁created ▁to ▁cause ▁physical ▁resistance , ▁blood , ▁or ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁blood , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁new ▁husband ▁inser ts ▁his ▁pen is ▁into ▁her ▁v ag ina . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁cult ures ▁where ▁a ▁high ▁value ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁female ▁vir gin ity ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁marriage . ▁In ▁these ▁cult ures , ▁a ▁woman ▁may ▁be ▁pun ished , ▁perhaps ▁viol ently , ▁if ▁the ▁community ▁leaders ▁de em ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁vir g inal ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁consum m ation ▁of ▁her ▁marriage . ▁Ind ividual s ▁who ▁are ▁vict