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| Region | Nepal |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 24, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Nepal is waiting for a final decision by its supreme court, but meanwhile all local governments are ordered to temporarily register same-sex marriages in a separate record. In April 2024 the National ID and Civil Registration Department issued a circular to all local governments that they register such marriages. However, simply being registered does not grant same-sex couples the legal rights of marriage, and registered same-sex couples cannot inherit property, get tax subsidies, make spousal medical decisions or adopt children, etc. |
| Sources | https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/12/03/how-court-laid-the-ground-for-same-sex-marriage-in-nepal https://www.apcom.org/long-road-lasting-marriage-equality-nepal/ |
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- Status is not correct "Legal : On 24 April 2024, the National ID and Civil Registration Department issued a circular to all local registration authorities, instructing them to enter all same-sex marriages into the separate register. The temporary registration doesn't grant same-sex couples the same legal rights and recognition as opposite-sex couples. Same-sex couples cannot inherit property, get tax subsidies, make spousal medical decisions and adopt children among others. They are also labeled as "groom and bride" on the marriage certificate. It is not known if all local governments are complying with the instruction of the National ID and Civil Registration Department.
https://www.ilgaasia.org/news/NepalSeminalCourtRulingPR2024"
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edited by Unknownmiles. Reverting to revision #40089: Please read description more carefully before editing
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
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| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 | Apr 24, 2024 |
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| Start Date | Nov 29, 2023 | Apr 27, 2024 |
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Description | In the last week of April 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a historic and powerful circular to all local registration authorities, instructing them to register same-sex marriages. The directive "fully" legalized same-sex marriage in Nepal, the second in Asia to open marriage to same-sex couples. | Nepal is waiting for a final decision by its supreme court, but meanwhile all local governments are ordered to temporarily register same-sex marriages in a separate record. In April 2024 the National ID and Civil Registration Department issued a circular to all local governments that they register such marriages. However, simply being registered does not grant same-sex couples the legal rights of marriage, and registered same-sex couples cannot inherit property, get tax subsidies, make spousal medical decisions or adopt children, etc. |
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| Sources | https://pahichan.com/en/?p=13225 | https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/12/03/how-court-laid-the-ground-for-same-sex-marriage-in-nepal https://www.apcom.org/long-road-lasting-marriage-equality-nepal/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In the last week of April 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a historic and powerful circular to all local registration authorities, instructing them to register same-sex marriages. The directive "fully" legalized same-sex marriage in Nepal, the second in Asia to open marriage to same-sex couples. |
| Sources | https://pahichan.com/en/?p=13225 |