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βοΈπΊπ¦ The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Ukraine to pay 40k EUR in damages for refusing to register the marriage of a same-sex couple.
The verdict, in a case brought to the court by plaintiffs Andrii Maimulakhin and Andrii Markiv in 2014, adds to calls for increased protection for and recognition of LGBTQ rights in the country, whose constitution still describes marriage as between a man and a woman.
The couple's "sexual orientation had been the sole basis for the difference in treatment," the ECHR said.
"(Ukraine's) broadly worded aim of the protection of the traditional family could not in itself be accepted as a valid ground for justifying the denial" of equal rights, it added.
Legalisation is still opposed by conservative parts of Ukrainian society and the church, though President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is currently considering a petition and he could request that parliament draft a law.
Last year, Zelenskiy responded positively to a related petition but said it was not possible to alter the constitution, during wartime.
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The verdict, in a case brought to the court by plaintiffs Andrii Maimulakhin and Andrii Markiv in 2014, adds to calls for increased protection for and recognition of LGBTQ rights in the country, whose constitution still describes marriage as between a man and a woman.
The couple's "sexual orientation had been the sole basis for the difference in treatment," the ECHR said.
"(Ukraine's) broadly worded aim of the protection of the traditional family could not in itself be accepted as a valid ground for justifying the denial" of equal rights, it added.
Legalisation is still opposed by conservative parts of Ukrainian society and the church, though President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is currently considering a petition and he could request that parliament draft a law.
Last year, Zelenskiy responded positively to a related petition but said it was not possible to alter the constitution, during wartime.
π https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/echr-rules-favour-rights-same-sex-couples-ukraine-2023-06-01/
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European rights court rules against Ukraine in same-sex union case
A same-sex couple who tried unsuccessfully to get married at seven different register offices in Ukraine suffered discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday.