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Regional Report on Violations of the Human Rights of LGBT People in the Countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2024
Theme:
Human Rights
Year:
2024
Publication prepared by:
Oksana Kovtun
The 2024 regional report on violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT people) in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) was developed based on the results of a consolidated analysis of...
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Analysis of National HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines in Seven Countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Theme:
Health
Year:
2023
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a recommendation to integrate pre-exposure prophylaxis into comprehensive HIV prevention efforts. To better understand the sustainability and successful practices in implementing pre-exposure prophylaxis, we analyzed national protocols in seven countries in the...
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Success Stories of ECOM Members: Best Practices in Supporting the LGBT Community in EECA
Theme:
Technical Assistance
Year:
2022
Language:
ENG
Publication prepared by:
Publication prepared by: Yana Panchenko, Tina Sobko
The activities of ECOM are aimed at supporting the national LGBT+ communities, their activism, promoting human rights, advocating for health and social wellbeing of sexually and gender diverse people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Our main driving force is...
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Assessment of the needs of trans people in accessing health and rights in Ukraine: Research Report
Theme:
Strategic Information
Year:
2023
According to the International Charitable Foundation «Alliance for Public Health», as of 2020, the estimated number of trans people in Ukraine was 9,9631. In recent years, through the joint efforts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations, it has been...
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Needs assessment of ECOM members and partners in relation to access to health and rights in Ukraine: Research Report
Theme:
Strategic Information
Year:
2022
Publication prepared by:
Oksana Kovtun, Yuri Yoursky
The HIV epidemic in Ukraine remains concentrated among key communities, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and trans people. Since February 24, 2022, when the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the needs and demands of...
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Surrounded by hate: Regional report on violations of the right to health of gay men, other MSM and trans people in the EECA region in 2021
Theme:
Human Rights
Year:
2022
This “Regional report on violations of the right to health of gay men, other MSM and trans people in the EECA region in 2021” was prepared using the results of a consolidated analysis based on data collected by ECOM’s consultants...
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Risk Behavior and Adversity of Male PrEP Users in Ukraine during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pre-War Needs Assessment
Theme:
Strategic Information
Year:
2022
Publication prepared by:
Nikolay Lunchenkov, Prof. Dr. Janina Isabel Steinert
The study’s original aim was to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health, substance use and intimate partner violence among gay men who take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Ukraine. We identified a high rate of depression...
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ECOM calls on the Russian Federation to cease hostilities in Ukraine
Theme:
Position Papers
Year:
2022
Publication prepared by:
ECOM
ECOM is outraged by the military aggression of the Russian Federation against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Therefore, a position statement was issued on behalf of our organization. On February 24, 2022, the army of the Russian Federation...
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Legislative analysis related to SOGI and HIV in Ukraine
Theme:
Human Rights
Year:
2021
Language:
ENG
The aim of this comparative country analysis is to identify legal barriers and issues in areas where the necessary legislation already exists, but does not fully ensure the implementation of rights and freedoms for gay men, other MSM and trans...
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Online care: Mapping digital and remote medical and social services for key populations in relation to HIV in the region of CEECA
Theme:
Technical Assistance
Year:
2020
This report is the result of the mapping of digital (online) and remote medical and social services for representatives of key populations in the CEECA region, which was initiated by the Eurasian Regional Consortium (ERC) as part of the project...
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