Nepal Woman and Children Die in 'Menstruation Hut' They Were Forced in Under a Hindu Practice 🕉️

After a Nepali mother was banished to a "menstruation hut", she and her two children have been found dead. Under an ancient practice, linked to Hinduism, women who have their periods or who have just given birth are seen as impure or as bringers of bad luck, and can be forced to sleep in huts or cattle sheds. The woman had lit a fire to keep them warm in bitter winter temperatures. They have been suspected to have died in their sleep due to smoke inhalation. Blankets in the hut were partially burned and the mother was found with burns to her legs. In Nepal, the traditional practice of exiling menstruating women from the family home is banned but still widely practiced in rural areas.

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Source: Nepal woman and children die in banned 'menstruation hut'