Costa Rica
June 3, 2020
Costa Rica’s Progress on Marriage Equality Should Inspire the Region
Costa Rica became the first Central American country to allow same-sex marriage on May 26. This is no small political feat in a country where the issue divided voters in the 2018 presidential race, and in a sub-region that is markedly religious and socially conservative. Earlier this month, lawmakers even came to physical blows around an unlikely legislative motion to delay the constitutional court’s 2018 ruling to allow marriage equality from taking effect.

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CAFTA's Weak Labor Rights Protections: Why the Present Accord Should be Opposed
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Costa Rica First in Central America to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Joins Six Neighbors in Latin America to Recognize Marriage Equality
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Costa Rica Launches Initiative on Environment and Human Rights
“For All Initiative” Promotes Gender Equality in Global Environmental Treaties
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Costa Rica Joins Global Push to Recognize Legal Gender Self-Identification
Government Decree Follows Inter-American Court Opinion
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Marriage Equality, Transgender Rights Might be on the Horizon in Costa Rica
Alvarado Quesada Wins Presidential Elections
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