In Belarus, fighting for democracy — and LGBTQ rights
LGBTQ people have been fighting for their rights since before the election. We’ll still be fighting after. Andrei Zavalei is a...
COVID-19: Targeted actions needed to protect LGBTI people amid pandemic – Bachelet
GENEVA (17 April 2020) – States need to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people do not face discrimination...
We need to talk about chemsex!
Gay people, sex and drugs are a taboo in Russia. Despite the fact that those topics are usually not discussed, chemsex...
PrEP for all key communities: ECDC develops European PrEP operational guidelines
For consideration of the ECOM members and partners from the following countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania. ECDC is...
School of MSM and TG Leaders
On August 12–16, the “School of MSM and TG Leaders” was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The objectives of this training were:...
Public Officials in Armenia took part in training on Prevention of Stigma and Discrimination
On July 25 and July 26 training on the topic of Prevention of Stigma and Discrimination took place in Yerevan. The...
Small Grants 2019: Call for Proposals for LGBT organizations and groups from Central Asia and Southern Caucasus
Eurasian Coalition on Male Health – ECOM opens a Call for Proposals from LGBTQ community-based organizations and unregistered initiative groups for...
The Campaign “Chase Stigma, Not People!” is Launched in EECA
The stigmatizing and discriminatory social and political environment in CEECA countries leads to self-stigma among LGBT people, strengthens barriers to accessing...
UNAIDS calls on countries to remove discriminatory laws and enact laws that protect people from discrimination
Discriminatory laws drive key populations out of reach of critical health and social services GENEVA, 16 May 2019—Ahead of the International...
Briefly about the main things: ECOM prepared Briefs on HIV among MSM in EECA countries
The Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (ECOM) presents information products, which are unique for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), offering...
Getting to know the Civil Society and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Delegations to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. An Information note for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The Info Note is targeted on the representatives of the civil society and affected communities from EECA region but the information...
UN Human Rights Committee Makes Important SOGI-Related Observations to Estonia
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a UN body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on...
The new Antidiscrimination Law which explicitly includes SOGI as discriminatory ground finally adopted in North Macedonia
The parliament of North Macedonia adopted on Monday the law on the prevention and protection against discrimination after long debates between...
100 CSOs from Republic of North Macedonia raised their voice for urgent adoption of new general Law against discrimination
Yesterday, on 28.02.2019, 100 CSOs and 7 networks from Republic of North Macedonia held a press release in front of the...
New UNAIDS report shows that 75% of all people living with HIV know their HIV status
Report also calls for increased efforts to reach the 9.4 million people living with HIV who are not aware that they...
European Testing Week 2018
Now in its 6th year since the launch in 2013 and the 4th year since hepatitis testing has been included, European...
Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia issues historic opinion regarding recognition of same sex partnership
On 29 October 2018, the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia issued an opinion calling the Ministry of...
New Report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on SOGI is imbued with references to EECA countries
The United Nations Human Rights Council has expressed its “grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of...
ECOM presents first ever Regional Report on violations of the right to health of gay men, other MSM and trans people in the CEECA region in 2017
Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (ECOM) prepared a Regional Report on violations of the right to health of gay men, other...