EN:
This report examines the legal frameworks that exist to protect equal marriage and civil unions in Spain and across four countries in Latin America (Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico), exploring the relevant legal protections, rights, and prohibitions against discrimination.
The research was commissioned by Vidas Paralelas to support and facilitate their advocacy work around equal marriage and civil unions in Guatemala, and the wider Central American region.
The report is the outcome of a collaboration between Hivos and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, as part of the We Lead programme, a five-year programme on sexual and reproductive rights funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We are proud to have contributed to making this report possible through TrustLaw, our global pro bono legal service, which connects civil society organisation to free legal support from leading legal teams across the globe. We would like to thank law firm ECIJA Guatemala for its pro bono work conducting the legislative analysis which forms the basis of the report.
ES:
Este informe examina los marcos legales que existen para proteger el matrimonio igualitario y las uniones civiles en España y en cuatro paÃses de América Latina (Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala y México), explorando las protecciones legales relevantes, los derechos y las prohibiciones contra la discriminación. La investigación fue encargada por Vidas Paralelas para apoyar y facilitar su trabajo de incidencia en torno al matrimonio igualitario y las uniones civiles en Guatemala, y en toda la región centroamericana.
El informe es el resultado de una colaboración entre Hivos y la Thomson Reuters Foundation, como parte del programa We Lead, un programa de cinco años sobre derechos sexuales y reproductivos financiado por el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de los PaÃses Bajos.
Estamosorgullosos de haber contribuido a hacer posible este informe a través de TrustLaw, nuestro servicio legal pro bono global, que conecta a organizaciones de la sociedad civil con el apoyo legal gratuito de equipos legales lÃderes en todo el mundo. Queremos agradecer al bufete de abogados ECIJA Guatemala su trabajo pro bono en la realización del análisis legislativo que constituye la base del informe.
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