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Italy breaches human rights by blocking gay marriage: European court

A European court ruled Tuesday that Italy breached the human rights of three gay couples by refusing them marriage or any other recognised form of union.

"The legal protection currently available to same-sex couples in Italy ... did not only fail to provide for the core needs relevant to a couple in a stable committed relationship, but it was also not sufficiently reliable," the European Court of Human Rights said in its judgement.

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