Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Living in
chains: In Indonesia, mentally ill kept shackled in filthy cells
What a
horrifying practice! Imagine a person being confined in a walled space for
years, where there is no window or toilet. Eat, sleep, urinate and defecate all
in one space.
This is not to
punish someone who committed a crime or violated rules or anything. It is a
common practice to heal mentally ill persons in many parts in Indonesia where
there aren’t enough facilities or mental practitioners to provide proper
treatment. In fact, many still believe that such mental disabilities are caused
by being cast by someone, so that the family members try to hide the ill person
from their society and give supernatural treatment such as …
If you’re interested
to know what kinds of treatment are practiced, read this article.
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