Femicide over the past twenty years (1990–2009). The code is also criticized for having a low impact on criminalization of perpetrators noted in the low conviction rate of ten per cent. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Nepalese women in the reproductive age group, with causes ranging from domestic abuse, forced marriage, casting out of widows, and lack of property rights. In this context there is minimal acceptance and respect of young girls and women and often an absence of family support, which result in a variety of context-specific versions of femicide and gender-based violence in the region: honour
Society of the Friends of the People attract widespread vote buying. On April 11, 1792, a group of reformist Whigs started the Society of the Friends of the People, a group dedicated to parliamentary reform. To gain membership, a prospective member must be proposed by two current members and approved by 90% of the members. Members paid dues of two and a half guineas per year, unless they joined with the intent to start a similar organization elsewhere, in which case they paid only one. The group met on the first Saturday of each month. Notable members and supporters include Reverend Christopher Wyvill, Sir Philip Francis, and