Amnesty International UK Press Release, Jan 13, 2015Amnesty International has welcomed the launch of a legal challenge to the ban on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
It was announced today that a same-sex couple from Northern Ireland, who got married in England, are challenging the failure of the Northern Ireland authorities to recognise their marriage. The couple are asking Belfast's High Court to declare that their marriage is lawful and should be recognised as such in Northern Ireland. The case, which began on January 8th, is being supported by local LGBTI organisation, the Rainbow Project.
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