Ukraine: Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex couple as family marks important step for LGBTI rights

By Amnesty International

Responding to the Supreme Court of Ukraine’s decision to uphold a lower court ruling recognizing a same-sex couple as a de facto family, Veronika Velch, Director of Amnesty International Ukraine, said: “The Supreme Court’s refusal to overturn this ruling reaffirms the lower court’s important finding that same-sex couples have the right to be recognized as […] The post Ukraine: Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex couple as family marks important step for LGBTI rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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