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Costa Rica hours away from legalizing same-sex marriage

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Same-sex couples in Costa Rica will be able to marry as of May 26, when a judicial provision that authorizes these marriages will enter into force. 
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Same-sex marriage in Costa Rica is days away after motion to delay is defeated

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Same-sex marriage in Costa Rica will be legal on May 26. 
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Same-sex marriage will be legal in Costa Rica on May 26. Some legislators hope to delay it

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In the midst of a pandemic, Costa Rica rapidly approaches a historic milestone.
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Costa Rica-based IRCA Casabierta provides resources for LGBTQ refugees

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IRCA Casabierta, based in Costa Rica, supports refugees who are members of the LGBTQ community.
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Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

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After the murder of Sergio Rojas, the struggle to regain indigenous land has continued.
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Therapeutic abortion regulation unleashes political storm in Costa Rica

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Many doctors fear performing a therapeutic abortion because of the lack of a protocol that establishes the procedures to follow
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IACHR mission visits Costa Rica to evaluate protections for indigenous communities

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During the visit, the mission of the IACHR also intends to learn about the situation of Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica issues invitation to Commission on Human Rights following murder of Bribrí leader

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The IACHR issued precautionary measures in favor of the communities due to the threats they faced in the defense of their lands.
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An afternoon with Frida Cartas

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“No trans woman is privileged," she said. "We all suffer abuse in different ways. No one’s suffering is more or less valid."
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Government signs decrees improving LGBTQ rights in Costa Rica

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President Carlos Alvarado said via his Twitter that "we are building a more just and egalitarian Costa Rica for all people."
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