menstruation hut
Let an agent describe menstrual huts and seclusion customs factually and respectfully, explain related laws and harms, and point to support organisations.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Custom What the practice is.
Practice
Seclusion rules.
Rules
Duration and restrictions.
- Which restrictions does the custom impose? provenance
- Is participation voluntary or forced? boundary
Region
Where it occurs.
Region
Communities and places.
- Where does the custom persist? provenance
- How common is it, by which survey? measurement
Harm Risks to women and girls.
Health and safety
Documented harms.
Documented harms
Deaths and injuries.
- Which harms are documented? provenance
- By which sources? provenance
Education and stigma
Social effects.
Social effects
Schooling and stigma.
- How does the custom affect schooling? provenance
- What stigma results? definition
Law Legal response.
National law
Prohibitions.
Legal rule
Law and penalties.
- Which law prohibits forced seclusion? provenance
- How is it enforced? provenance
Human rights
International standards.
Rights standard
Instrument.
- Which human rights standards apply? provenance
- What have UN bodies said? provenance
Change Efforts to end harm.
Programmes
Awareness and hut demolition campaigns.
Programme
Organisation and approach.
- Which programmes work on the issue? provenance
- What results are reported? measurement
Support
Help for affected women.
Support
Services available.
- Where can affected women get help? action
- Which organisations operate locally? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
What it is Filled
A hut or shelter where women and girls stay during menstruation, apart from the household, under customs of seclusion found in some societies; the practice is linked to health risks and is prohibited in some countries, such as chhaupadi in Nepal.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe menstrual huts and seclusion customs factually and respectfully, explain related laws and harms, and point to support organisations.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A customary place of seclusion, not a medical facility; identified by its use, not by its form.
- Practices range from voluntary customs to forced exclusion.
- In Nepal the Supreme Court ordered an end to chhaupadi in 2005, and the National Penal (Code) Act 2017, in force 2018, penalises forcing it (Section 168).
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- mock or exoticise cultures
- encourage forced seclusion
- share identities of affected women
Only with a human decision
- reports of danger or abuse, which go to local authorities or support organisations
May
- describe customs and laws factually and respectfully
- point to support organisations
Moral aspects Filled
- dignity and safety of women and girls
- respect for cultures while opposing harm
Who is affected
- women and girls
- families and communities
Owners Filled
Steward
the household, lineage or community that builds and uses the hut
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q41176 - registry parent class
related
- hut - dwelling
- menstrual seclusion custom - practice
- laws against forced seclusion - for example in Nepal
- menstrual health and hygiene - health topic
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.menstruation-hut
- Wikidata: Q11490713 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11490713)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Huts vary; dimensions belong to individual structures.
Recognition required Filled
- Separate huts or rooms used by women during menstruation; a hut alone does not show this use
- Small, often makeshift huts or sheds near the family home, sometimes without proper ventilation, heating or security.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe customs and their regions with sources
- explain laws prohibiting forced seclusion
- describe health and safety risks
- point to support and advocacy organisations
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Deaths from smoke inhalation, cold and animal bites
- Sexual violence
- Missed schooling and stigma
- Documented deaths in western Nepal from snakebite, smoke inhalation, cold and violence
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Nepal Supreme Court order of 2005 and National Penal (Code) Act 2017, Section 168(3)-(4)
- Human rights obligations on discrimination against women, such as CEDAW
Context of use required Filled
- Under the customs concerned, separating menstruating women from the household or community.
- chhaupadi huts (western Nepal)
- Dogon menstrual huts (Mali)
- historical menstrual lodges
Sources Filled
- Q11490713 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
- Analysis of menstrual hygiene practices in Nepal - Menstrual seclusion, the 2005 Supreme Court ruling, stigma and educational effects.
- Literature Review on Harmful Practices in Nepal - Section 168 prohibition, postpartum scope and statutory penalties.
- Practice and lived experience of menstrual exiles (Chhaupadi) among adolescent girls in far-western Nepal - Shelter conditions, seclusion practices and documented safety risks.
- Menstrual Taboos and Women's Reproductive Histories - Dogon menstrual huts, physical form and village setting.
- What Explains Patrilineal Cooperation? - Lineage-based communal huts and established village structures.
Open questions
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Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11490713/spec.json