Permit Do Not Prohibit: How laws oh the prohibition of “gay propaganda” operate in the Russian Federation
ECOM presents an analysis on how laws banning “gay propaganda” were enacted in the Russian Federation and how they influences the...
“Trans*Map in EECA” – ECOM announces the start of a three-year project
We are pleased and proud to present another project led by ECOM in cooperation with national partners in Eastern Europe and...
ECOM, PO “Kyrgyz Indigo” and the LGBT organization “Labrys” informed the UN HRC about the lack of antidiscrimination legislation for LGBT people in Kyrgyzstan
ECOM, PO “Kyrgyz Indigo” and the LGBT organization “Labrys” submitted a joint report to the UN Human Rights Committee on human...
ECOM and Equality Movement applied to UN HRCtee and claimed Georgia to ensure equal access to medical services for LGBT
In October 2020 within 130th Session UN Human Rights Committee will formulate List of Issues for Georgia to report on its...
Предвыборная гонка в Руководящий совет ЕКОМ продолжается
Накануне, 25 августа 2020 года, состоялась онлайн дискуссия с кандидатами и кандидатками, подавшимися на дополнительные выборы члена Руководящего Совета (РС) ЕКОМ. ...
Russia will have to answer to the UN on protecting the rights of gay and trans* people
ECOM, together with the LGBT initiative group “ComingOut”, the NGO “Phoenix Plus”, and an anonymous trans* group from Siberia, submitted a...
ECOM and the NGO “New Generation” call on the UN Human Rights Committee in relation to various rights for gay and trans* people in Armenia
ECOM in partnership with the Humanitarian NGO “New Generation” submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee on rights violations...
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...
Trans* Map in EECA – new project by trans* people for trans* people
ECOM is launching a three-year project aimed at strengthening the role and participation of trans* people in the HIV response in...
Call for proposals for grants on national/local budget analysis of health and social services for key populations
Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) is looking for 6 national or local NGOs to implement the short-term projects on national/local budgets...
The Right to Health Is Your Right
ECOM has completed the regional program “Right to Health”, the first large-scale project in Eastern Europe and Central Asia aimed at...
EECA’s first study on the HIV Services Cascade for MSM identified weakest spots
The analysis of the cascade of continuous HIV care for MSM in five countries of the EECA region is the first...
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...
UNAIDS and MPact are extremely concerned about reports that LGBTI people are being blamed and abused during the COVID-19 outbreak
UNAIDS and MPact call on governments and partners to protect, support and respect the human rights of LGBTI people during the...
COVID-19 SITUATION ASSESSMENT: Quarantine measures affect to LGBT community NGOs working in the fields of HIV prevention
In April 2020, ECOM conducted a rapid situation assessment to determine how the COVID-19 epidemic and related quarantine measures affect LGBT...
We did a lot in 2019, and have much to be proud of
ECOM are pleased to present Annual Report for 2019. – We did a lot in 2019, and have much to be...
Survey: How the epidemic of COVID-19 affects the work of community organizations providing HIV services for MSM & Trans* People
Dear friends and colleagues, The quarantine and other restrictions related to the epidemic of COVID-19 harmfully affected the work of many...
UN Human Rights Committee urged Uzbekistan again to Repeal article 120 of the Criminal Code, which criminalizes homosexuality
On 2nd April 2020, the Human Rights Committee issued its concluding observations to Uzbekistan, which was reviewed by the Сommittee for...
Supporting PrEP in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
ECOM recently published a report on access to PrEP in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. AIDSMAP spoke to ECOM’s Community...
PrEP in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: first lessons to learn
ECOM presents report “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: first lessons to learn”. The given report presents cases...