US EditionTeenage girl dies after being forced to stay in a ‘period hut’ in Nepal
- A 16-year-old girl in western Nepal has died from a snake bite after being forced to stay in a hut outside her home during her period.
- The teenager was sleeping outside in a shed, following an ancient practice called chhaupadi, which isolates menstruating girls and women due to beliefs of impurity.
- Although legislation was passed in 2017 to ban this practice, it still continues in many areas of Nepal and is punishable by imprisonment and fines.
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Girl (16) dies in 'menstrual hut' in Nepal
A 16-year-old girl from Nepal has died after being forced to sleep in a so-called “menstrual hut”. She is said to have died from a snakebite, reports The Guardian. In some parts of Nepal, women who menstruate are still considered “unclean” and are required to stay outside their homes.
Nepal, 16 years old dies in an isolation hut (illegal) for menstruating women - Il Fatto Quotidiano
A 16-year-old Nepalese girl died as a result of the illegal practice of 'chhaupadi', in which menstruating women are forced to be isolated in huts outside the home. Anita Chand, from the Baitadi district, in the west of the country, on the border with India, would have died from a snake bite while she was sleeping. His death is the first reported due to this practice since 2019. The Guardian writes it. 'Chhaupadi' is based on the false belief th…
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