Tags: Marriage
Thousands march for marriage equality in NI
Posted: Mon, 04 Jun 2018
Thousands of people attended two marches to call for marriage equality for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland on Saturday. Read More »
NSS: legal reform needed to tackle marriage provision inequalities
Posted: Fri, 01 Jun 2018
It is much harder to have a same-sex or non-religious wedding than a religious one in England and Wales, NSS research has revealed. Read More »
High Court rules against sharia-only divorce claim
Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2017
The Family Division of the High Court has ruled against a man who claimed his marriage could only be dissolved under sharia, and that his wife must travel to Pakistan for a divorce. Read More »
Muslim women fight to change misogynistic Islamic divorce law in India
Posted: Wed, 13 Apr 2016
Muslim women in India are campaigning to ban 'triple talaq', the legally-recognised way in which a Muslim man can unilaterally divorce his wife, and they have taken their case to India's Supreme Court. Read More »
Call for Muslim women to be better informed about legal rights relating to marriage and divorce
Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2016
A report from the Muslim Women's Network (MWNUK) has called for greater efforts to promote women's legal rights, warning that some Muslim men are using marriage and divorce as a "psychological tool against women". Read More »
Sikh Federation UK refuses to condemn “thugs” who forcibly stopped an interfaith marriage
Posted: Wed, 12 Aug 2015
Sikh Federation UK, the "leading" Sikh lobbying organisation, has refused to condemn the actions of a group of men who disrupted an interfaith wedding. Read More »
Wedding invitation company cites religious beliefs for refusing services to gay couple
Posted: Wed, 04 Jun 2014
The National Secular Society has said that legal action under equality legislation should be taken against a wedding stationer for refusing to serve a gay couple on religious grounds. Read More »
LibDem MP wants to separate marriage registration from religion
Posted: Wed, 10 Apr 2013
A Liberal Democrat MP, Greg Mulholland, has tabled an amendment to the proposed same-sex marriage bill proposing a complete separation of state marriage and religious weddings. Mr Mulholland argues that separating state and religious marriage is the only way to ensure equality and freedom of religion. Read More »
