In Maharashtra in the West, India will improve the houses in which women are forcibly sent during menstruation. This is reported by BBC News.
A charity organization from Mumbai decided to replace the dilapidated “menstruation horses” on modern homes for recreation, equipped with beds, toilets, water supply and electricity. Representatives of the association were evident that they were aimed to fight with the stigmatization of women due to the natural function of their body. They stressed that the best solution would be to complete the destruction of the LEL and the eradication of the practice of expulsion.
In India, menstruation for a long time was considered a tabooed theme, and women during this period were declared “unclean” and were forced to live in conditions of strict restrictions. It was forbidden access to the temples and religious shrines, as well as in the kitchen of their home. In some Indian tribes, these traditions are preserved today.
Previously, the heights for the expulsion of women were built of clay and bamboo with a straw roof, they did not have doors, windows and necessary amenities. Because of this, women remained in unsanitary conditions and often became victims of diseases or attacks of wild animals.
The tradition of the expulsion of women during menstruation exists in other countries, but they are actively struggling with it. So, in Nepal, in 2017 adopted a law prohibiting sending women to menstruation horses. Violation of the Law is punishable with imprisonment or a fine.