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‧人權新知   ‧世界人權宣言   ‧高雄國際人權宣言   ‧人權影音資料館藏   ‧人權圖書資料館藏     European human rights court rejects gay marriage bid European nations are not legally obliged to to allow same sex marriages, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The court said that individual countries were best placed to decide on their own laws on this this issue. Two Austrian men brought a case to the court saying their fundamental rights were breached because Austria does not recognise same sex marriage. But the court said there was no Europe-wide consensus on the issue. 'Connotations' The judges said there was "an emerging European consensus" that same sex partnerships should have legal recognition, but said individual states could decide how far they went in recognising the legal status of partnerships. There are "deep rooted social and cultural connotations which may differ largely from one society to another" the court said. Six EU states have legalised gay marriage and 10 more have same-sex partnerships, which carry the same legal status as marriage. But many more countries in the 27-member union do not recognise same sex marriage and it is barred by the constitutions of some countries. Horst Shalk and Johann Kopf sought a marriage permit in Vienna in 2002, but were turned down because Austrian law only recognises marriage between a man and a woman. (2010-06-26 / BBC)     2009 2010 2011 2012   6/25：Witness to Massacre Killed in the Philippines, a Rights Group Says(New York Times) 6/25：Lanka denies visas to UN panel on rights abuse(The Economic Times) 6/26：European human rights court rejects gay marriage bid (BBC) 6/26：Kyrgyz Human Rights Activists Gather Testimonies from Hospitals (eurasianet.org) 6/27：Rights group criticizes Hamas treatment of Israeli (AP) 6/27：Analysis: Obama's Pursuit of Iran Sanctions Came at Expense of Human Rights (Before it’s news) 6/29：Int'l human rights watchdog criticizes "arbitrary" arrest of Egyptian protestors (NewsyStocks.com) 6/29：Too sexy' banker files human rights complaint (Toronto Sun) 6/30：Gay Advocacy Groups Battle Over Arizona Boycott (FOXNews) 6/30：Ruling over soldiers' human rights while abroad (stv.tv )
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