Recognition of same-sex unions in Suriname
"[a] In a 2014 report issued to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, four LGBT advocacy groups wrote, "Family laws in Suriname define marriage as the union between a man and a woman.(...) in accordance with articles 1.1, 2, 11.2, 17, and 24 of the American Convention, it is necessary to guarantee access to all the existing figures in domestic legal systems, including the right to marry.This lawsuit was filed by a same-sex couples who had married in Argentina in 2018 and sought recognition of their marriage back home in Suriname.When the Court is abundantly clear about discrimination and the subordination of Surinamese legislation to that of international treaties, you do indeed expect the review to turn out to be different from this."[10] A 2010 opinion poll carried out by Vanderbilt University showed that 10.3% of the Surinamese population supported same-sex marriage.
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Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples
Same-sex sexual activity illegal, though penalties not enforced
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