Same-sex registry bill nixed

  • 1999-12-02
RIGA (BNS) - The Latvian parliamentary committee for human rights and public affairs rejected a bill about registration of homosexual relationships on Nov. 30.Several Latvian ministries had submitted to the parliamentary committee objections to the draft law prepared by the National Human Rights Office (NHRO) that proposed to begin registration of relationships between persons of the same sex.Welfare, education and science and interior ministries have given negative opinions about the bill. The Justice Ministry believes the Constitutional Court could provide the best answer in the matter an...
 
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