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Women in Nepal Forced in Huts During Their Periods: NBC Left Field
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September 22, 2017
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4:09Now PlayingNepal’s chaupadi tradition, which secludes women in damp, dusty and dark huts during menstruation, is responsible for dozens of deaths a year due to snake bites, lack of oxygen and easily preventable diseases. A new generation of young women is trying to do away with the practice, but first they have to overcome hundreds of years of tradition.
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