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in 2005, but the tradition has been slow to change. In 2017, Nepal passed a law punishing people who force women into exile during menstruating with up to three months in jail or a fine of 3,000 Nepalese rupees. However, in the five months since the new law went into effect (in August 2018), no cases
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In this way, the
Supreme Court has spoken against chhaupadi. The government of Nepal declared this custom as evil on 26th of Baisakh 2062 and has implemented the guidelines and conducted various programs. But this kind of bad practice, which has been rooted in the society for years, will not end only
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While exact numbers are not available, women and girls die every year while performing chhaupadi. Particularly in the far and mid-western regions of Nepal, a number of deaths have been directly related to the use of these huts. Causes range from being attacked by animals, to being bitten by scorpions
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Women are exposed to multiple health and safety risks while practising chhaupadi. Huts are often poorly constructed and lack heat or ventilation, leaving women exposed to the elements as well as extreme temperatures during different times of year. Women are at risk of developing illnesses such as
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Women who are menstruating are barred from consuming milk, yogurt, butter, meat, and other nutritious foods, for fear that their impurity will cause cows to become ill. The typical diet during menstruation includes dry foods, salt, and rice. Menstruating women are also barred from using community
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Community and organizational actions exist to combat the practice. In
January 2019, local authorities demanded the destruction of chhaupadi huts in Bajura, the municipality in which a woman and her two young sons died in a hut. This resulted in the removal of 60 sheds, and the deployment of law
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is high if a woman starts a fire in the hut to keep warm during the winter. Women have also been raped while practising chhaupadi. In addition, a study by
Ranabhat et al. of women aged 12–49 in the Bardiya and Kailali provinces of Nepal showed that the practice of chhaupadi is significantly
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Various public awareness programs have been conducted at the community level against
Chhaupadi custom. Various individuals, organizations and victims have also started speaking openly against this crime. As a collective effort of all of them, the Chhaupadi custom has started to loosen.
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have been filed against those enforcing the practice. In late 2018, district governments in the far west of the country began denying state support services to citizens still enforcing the practice of chhaupadi, in an effort to reduce the practice.
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An 11-year-old girl died in
January 2010 from diarrhea and dehydration from being kept in a menstruation hut. Her family and neighbours refused to bring her to the hospital because they believed that they would become impure should they touch
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Supreme Court, the government has implemented a guideline against chhaupadi. The program to be implemented by the Government of Nepal to eradicate chhaupadi system is mentioned in the said guide as follows:
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Sangita Rokaya, a 26 year old Nepali woman climbed Mount
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Menstruating women and girls are required to remain isolated from their family, and are forbidden from entering homes, kitchens, schools, and temples. During this time, they remain in what is often known as a
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Culture and Reproductive Health of Women in Nepal".
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By empowering women economically, socially and politically, conduct programs for proportional participation of women in the survey field of social and national life.
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issued an order on 19 Baisakh 2062 to declare chhaupdi as a crime and make necessary guidelines to put an end to this custom. The verdict states:
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causes women to be temporarily impure. This superstition arose from a myth that
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1132:"Nepali woman, two children, die in outlawed 'menstruation hut'"
655:"Teen girl dies in menstruation hut in Achham district in Nepal"
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A remote village located in Mugu district of Far-Western Nepal.
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Two young women in late 2016 died from smoke inhalation and
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849:"The Risky Lives of Women Sent Into Exile—For Menstruating"
807:"Chhaupadi practice in Nepal – analysis of ethical aspects"
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Most Experienced Chhaupadi (Menstrual Shed) During Menarche
1234:"Out of The Sheds: Women Fight Segregation in Rural Nepal"
1456:(The Christian Science Monitor) Nepal's Menstruation huts
1029:"15-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In A Menstrual Hut In Nepal"
1451:(The New York Times) In Nepal, Exiled Each Month (video)
1366:"Criminal Code 'ineffective' to end Chhaupadi practice"
716:"Where a Taboo Is Leading to the Deaths of Young Girls"
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150:The tradition begins with an adolescent girl's
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326:Public action against chhaupadi
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781:"In Nepal, Exiled Each Month"
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238:Used to Eat in Separate Place
185:Percentage of Women Affected
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1726:Polymenorrhea (epimenorrhea)
1691:Menorrhagia (hypermenorrhea)
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1962:Women's rights in Nepal
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