Recognition of same-sex unions in Bolivia

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Bolivia has recognised same-sex civil unions since 20 March 2023 in accordance with a ruling from the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal. The court ruled on 22 June 2022 that the Civil Registry Service (SERECI) is obliged to recognise civil unions for same-sex couples and urged the Legislative Assembly to pass legislation recognising same-sex unions. The court ruling went into effect upon publication on 20 March 2023. [1] The ruling made Bolivia the seventh country in South America to recognise same-sex unions.

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Bolivia first recognised a same-sex civil union on 9 December 2020 after a couple challenged the government's refusal to recognise their relationship. A court ruled in favour of the couple on 3 July 2020, and the couple successfully registered their union with a SERECI office on 9 December. The government appealed the ruling to the Constitutional Tribunal, which ruled in favour of same-sex unions on 22 June 2022. The Constitution of Bolivia does not recognize same-sex marriages, though an opinion issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in January 2018 advises signatories to the American Convention on Human Rights to legalize same-sex marriage.

Civil unions

Background

In April 2012, Erica Claure, a member of the opposition coalition, the Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence, introduced a bill to the Plurinational Legislative Assembly to legalize same-sex civil unions. [2] Lawyer and LGBT activist Víctor Hugo Vidangos indicated that the bill would have granted civil partners equal rights to married couples in terms of inheritance, social security, next of kin, labor law and health care benefits; "We are asking for civil rights, we do not touch religious issues because we are in a secular state", said Hugo Vidangos. The bill was sent to the Human Rights Commission of the Chamber of Deputies for study. [3] It was opposed by the Catholic Church and several members of the Movement for Socialism (MAS). [4] In May 2012, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rebecca Delgado, said that the Constitution of Bolivia recognises only unions "between a man and a woman", [5] and the president of the Plural Justice Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Juan Carlos Cejas, said that the bill was probably unconstitutional. [6] In August 2012, Senator Hilda Saavedra from the governing MAS party introduced another civil union bill, citing Article 14(II) of the Bolivian Constitution which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [7] Both measures were tabled. Saavedra presented another bill in September 2013. [8]

In July 2014, Public Advocate Rolando Villena called for same-sex unions to be included in the country's new family code. [9] On 16 October 2014, the Chamber of Senators passed a revised family code that removed gender-specific terms, which activists hoped would have allowed same-sex couples to enjoy many of the same rights as heterosexual couples. The code was approved in the Chamber of Deputies, and was enacted in August 2015. [10] The Family Code makes no mention of gender, but it has been clarified that it has no legal weight to apply to same-sex couples; [11] article 147 states that free unions and marriages are valid "provided they meet the conditions established in the Political Constitution". [12] In April 2015, Vice President Álvaro García Linera stated that a discussion on the legalisation of same-sex unions would happen "sooner rather than later". This statement was followed by the president of the Chamber of Senators, José Alberto Gonzales, announcing his support for discussing the issue: "If they love each other, what is the [problem]?". [13]

Subsequently, LGBT activists began advocating for a "Family Life Agreement" (Acuerdo de Vida en Familia), a legal institution separate from marriage or free unions but offering similar legal rights. On 21 September 2015, an LGBT advocacy group, the Bolivian Coalition of LGBT Collectives (Coalibol; Coalición Boliviana de Colectivos LGBT), handed the Plurinational Legislative Assembly a bill to legalize same-sex unions under the term "Family Life Agreement". The proposal sought to grant same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples with the exception of adoption. [14] Citing a lack of process in the Assembly, Coalibol delivered the bill to Ombudsman David Tezanos Pinto in September 2016 who was asked to promote the bill in the Assembly. [15] The group reintroduced its proposal in June 2017, again citing no legislative progress. [16]

Recognition of some unions and Constitutional Tribunal ruling

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On 5 October 2018, David Aruquipa Pérez and Guido Montaño Durán applied to formalise their 9-year-old relationship as a free union at a Civil Registry Service (SERECI) office in La Paz. The registry refused, alleging that the Political Constitution prevented the registration of same-sex unions. In September 2019, the SERECI issued a resolution affirming the rejection, and on 10 February 2020 the couple filed a lawsuit challenging the refusal, invoking violations of human rights and Article 256 of the Constitution. On 3 July 2020, the Second Constitutional Chamber of the La Paz Departmental Court of Justice, citing advisory opinion OC 24/7 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, ruled in favor of the couple. However, the SERECI later appealed the decision to the Constitutional Tribunal. [17] On 9 December 2020, the SERECI reversed its position and issued "Resolution 003/2020", ordering the registration of the free union of Aruquipa Pérez and Montaño Durán. [18] [19] [20] The couple finally registered their union on 18 December 2020. [21] This decision sets a precedent for other same-sex couples to access this recognition in Bolivia. [22] LGBT groups described the decision as "historic". [23]

In May 2021, a SERECI office in La Paz refused to register the relationship of a lesbian couple. A lawyer representing the couple argued that this denial was contradictory to the registry's own resolution issued in December 2020. [24] On 13 May 2022, the couple managed to register their free union after a year of waiting and bureaucratic procedures. [25] On 27 May 2022, a third same-sex couple, Diego Figueroa and David Corchero, was able to formalize their free union by registering their relationship with a SERECI office in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, also after more than a year of waiting. [26] [27] On 7 October 2022, another couple officially registered their free union with a SERECI office in La Paz. The process lasted a month according to the couple. [28] By January 2023, 16 same-sex couples had entered into a free union in Bolivia; 8 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 5 in La Paz, and 3 in Cochabamba. [29]

On 22 June 2022, the Constitutional Tribunal ruled in favour of same-sex civil unions, ordering the SERECI to register all civil unions and directed the Legislative Assembly to pass legislation recognising same-sex unions. The ruling went into effect upon publication on 20 March 2023. [1] The SERECI said it would abide by the court ruling. While the ruling did not mention the issue of same-sex marriage, activists believe the ruling "constitutes a precedent in case a couple wants to enter into a civil marriage." [30] The first same-sex civil union in Sucre was performed on 31 March 2023. [31] On 21 July 2023, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced that same-sex free unions could now be performed in the same manner as opposite-sex ones. The head of the SERECI stated that the regulations related to free unions had been modified so that same-sex unions could be registered with the same requirements and conditions already available to heterosexual couples. [32]

Same-sex marriage

Background

Article 63(I) of the Constitution of Bolivia states that:

Marriage between a woman and a man is formed by legal bond and is based on equality of the rights and duties of the spouses. [lower-alpha 1]

In July 2010, following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Argentina, Vice President Álvaro García Linera said that the Cabinet of Bolivia led by President Evo Morales had no plans to legalize same-sex marriage. [40] The Family Code approved by the Legislative Assembly in 2014 is written in gender-neutral terminology, However, article 147 states that marriages and free unions are valid "provided they meet the conditions established in the Political Constitution". [12]

In 2013, constitutionalist Jose Antonio Rivera said he believed that "article 63 of the Constitution does not foresee a prohibition on marriages between people of the same sex; what it does is characterize the modalities of marriages between a man and a woman". Antonio Rivera stated that pursuant to Articles 14(II) and 66 of the Constitution, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and recognise sexual freedom, same-sex couples should be able to marry in Bolivia, but that interpretation of the articles lays with the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal. [8]

2018 Inter-American Court of Human Rights advisory opinion

On 9 January 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) issued an advisory opinion that parties to the American Convention on Human Rights should grant same-sex couples "accession to all existing domestic legal systems of family registration, including marriage, along with all rights that derive from marriage". [41] [42] The advisory opinion states that: [43] [44]

The State must recognize and guarantee all rights derived from a family bond between persons of the same sex in accordance with the provisions of Articles 11.2 and 17.1 of the American Convention. (...) 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. (..) To ensure the protection of all the rights of families formed by same-sex couples, without discrimination with respect to those that are constituted by heterosexual couples.

Bolivia ratified the American Convention on Human Rights on 19 July 1979 and recognized the court's jurisdiction on 27 July 1993. [45] Human rights activists believe Bolivia is now required to legalise same-sex marriage under Article 256 of the Political Constitution:

I. The international treaties and instruments in matters of human rights that have been signed and/or ratified, or those that have been joined by the State, which declare rights more favorable than those contained in the Constitution, shall have preferential application over those in this Constitution.
II. The rights recognized in the Constitution shall be interpreted in agreement with international human rights treaties when the latter provide more favorable norms.

Public opinion

According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted between 7 November 2013 and 13 February 2014, 22% of Bolivians supported same-sex marriage and 67% were opposed. [46] [47]

A poll conducted in June 2015 by newspaper Página Siete found that 74% of Bolivians opposed same-sex marriage. [48]

The 2017 AmericasBarometer showed that 35% of Bolivians supported same-sex marriage. [49]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In some official languages of Bolivia:
    • in Spanish: El matrimonio entre una mujer y un hombre se constituye por vínculos jurídicos y se basa en la igualdad de derechos y deberes de los cónyuges. [33]
    • in Quechua: Kamachiymanjina warmiwan qhariwan sawarakuyninkuqa kanan tiyan, iskayninku kikin ruway atiyniyuq chantapis ruwayniyuq kanku. [34]
    • in Aymara: Chacha warmi jaqichasiña phuqhapxatapaxa kamachi taypina utt'atawa, ukhamarusa purapata derecho katuqañataki ukhamaraki wakisirikanaka khuskhata katuqapaxañapatakiwa. [35]
    • in Guarani: Kuña kuimbae ndive oyogüireko tupapire rupi vae jae reta ko oyapo jupigüe vae, jare oyovake güinoi tekomboe yeokuai, ñoguinoi ramo metei ramiño. [36]
    • in Mojeño-Trinitario: No 'remano etna 'seno etna 'jiro eno tparaakono taye'e to vye'eono 'wosaregrampoo'i wo nakuchkim'i te titapopo to nemtone te añinapo ene tpajkoyre to najakpogñono, tajina nachiyire wo nakemotonejyore te'to taetuchapoo'i to 'moneko taye'e te sintikatu. [37]
    • in Guarayu: Mendasa kuña kuimba'e oyeapo ikwachiaprɨ va'e rupi a'e yuvɨrekoi yeroyasa pɨpe iyavei mborokwaita pɨpe. [38]
    • in Chiquitano: Axɨna poosokox aɨbu paɨx taityo ñoñɨnx sɨromatɨ au nɨriakax taityo ichepeatai niyobesaxatoe taityo niyupachikoikixh au niyoposokox. [39]
    • in Cavineña: Kakemiti deka epuna juya tuke vinculo jurídico tume tuke juya tashe tupu juya tatseja derechu tume baedya deberes Ekakemitike. [37]

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