Roshani Tiruwa,a 15 year old girl who was banished to a poorly ventilated shed because she was menstruating dies.The girl suffocated after lighting a fire to keep her warm in a hut.
"Chhaupadi", an ancient Hindu practice -women who are menstruating or have just given birth are seen as impure.This practice was banned by the Napalese Government in 2005,but still continues in the remote western areas.Her body was found by her father last weekend in a stone and mud hut in village of Gajara,in Achham district west of Kathmandu.
Some of theses communities believe that they suffer a misfortune such as natural disaster unless menstruating women are secluded.These women are restricted from taking some certain foods and are placed in a hut which some may share with cattles.
"Chhaupadi", an ancient Hindu practice -women who are menstruating or have just given birth are seen as impure.This practice was banned by the Napalese Government in 2005,but still continues in the remote western areas.Her body was found by her father last weekend in a stone and mud hut in village of Gajara,in Achham district west of Kathmandu.
Some of theses communities believe that they suffer a misfortune such as natural disaster unless menstruating women are secluded.These women are restricted from taking some certain foods and are placed in a hut which some may share with cattles.
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