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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the Supreme Court’s recognition of co-ownership in same-sex cohabitation

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the country’s independent national human rights institution and Gender and Development Ombud, welcomes the recent Supreme Court decision recognizing co-ownership of property in same-sex cohabitation and affirms that while this development strengthens the visibility of LGBTQIA relationships, fuller legal protection remains necessary to achieve substantive equality. This decision […]