Nepal: Marriage Registration for Same-Sex Couples after seminal court ruling
On June 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Nepal passed an interim order in the case of Pinky Gurung vs Government of Nepal, instructing the government to take measures to temporarily register marriages for same-sex couples, including individuals with “other” gender markers. Despite administrative and procedural hurdles thereafter, Surendra Pandey and Maya Gurung, a cis-man […]
Press Statement: South Korea: Extend state benefits to same-sex partners, ILGA World and ILGA Asia tells the Supreme Court
The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) of South Korea should extend state benefits to same-sex partners, ILGA World and ILGA Asia said in a joint amicus curiae brief filed before the country’s Supreme Court. The global federation of organizations working to advance the human rights of LGBTI people, and its region working across Asia intervened […]