Tag: Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Supreme Court voted to end the ban on same-sex marriage earlier this week. According to Deutsche Welle, the Costa Rican Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday night that the laws banning same-sex marriage were discriminatory and must be immediately changed. The Supreme Court made this decision after the historic Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling from January. While that original ruling was born from a Costa Rican case and acted as an example that marriage equality should be legal in...

Costa Rican citizens are still celebrating the surprise presidential win of gay marriage supporter Carlos Alvarado Quesada. Many were surprised when the novelist and former labor minister won, because most were expecting his opponent, Fabricio Alvarado Munoz, to come out victorious. This is because Fabricio Alvarado won the initial round of voting back in February. That said, many are now saying that Fabricio Alvarado’s loss (with only 39% of the population’s support) is due to his aggressive campaigning. Fabricio Alvarado came on...

"The rules that regulate marriage in Costa Rica ... remain in force." Despite the approval of the president and a top human rights court, the first same-sex marriage in Costa Rica hit a stumbling block this week when notaries refused to recognize it until the country’s laws were officially changed. After the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of equal marriage earlier this month, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis directed government agencies to follow its ruling and recognize...

Last week, we shared the news with you that a historic court ruling in Costa Rica could bring gay marriage to 20 different nations. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights decided in favor of marriage equality while ruling over a petition from two years ago. Cosa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis told one source: “The Western Hemisphere is rejoicing over the ruling in a marriage equality case out of Costa Rica. Not only is the ruling binding for the Central American country,...

Government said they will comply with a ruling which said they needed to treat same-sex couples 'without discrimination' The Costa Rican government have said yes to marriage equality! The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said the countries it oversees should treat same-sex couples ‘without discrimination.’ The panel of seven judges issued a statement that said governments ‘must recognize and guarantee all the rights that are derived from a family bond between people of the same sex.’ Judges said it was necessary to...