Nepal: Court Orders Recognition of Same-Sex Spouse

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image LGBTQIA activists and supporters take part in a pride parade demanding equal legal rights and marking the month of June as a pride month in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 11, 2022. © 2022 Abhishek Maharjan/Sipa USA via AP Images (New York) – The Supreme Court of Nepal has instructed the government to recognize the same-sex foreign spouse of a Nepali citizen, Human Rights Watch said today. The court also instructed the government to urgently consider a 2015 court-ordered report that recommended broader recognition of same-sex relationships. Building on judgments from 2007 and…

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