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Colombia high court extends pension and health benefits to same-sex couples

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Colombia [official website, in Spanish] has held that same-sex couples should be given the same pension and health benefits as those held by opposite-sex couples. The Constitutional Court reached its decision Thursday after considering arguments presented by domestic and foreign human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch [advocacy website]. In its

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