As a consequence of changes in gender ideologies in Kyrgyzstan, there has been a revival and legitimation of nonconsensual bride kidnapping as a national tradition. In this practise the groom abducts a girl of the street with a group of friends and brings her to his parents. Traditionally the women of the family will try to convince the girl to marry the boy who abducted her. Often girls have little choice, because refusing to marry often leads to being outcast by their parents. Even though in Kyrgyz law the practice is considered illegal and a violation of human rights, up to 50% of ethnic Kyrgyz marriages are a result of kidnappings, both consensual and non-consensual.