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National report on violations of the rights of LGBT people and MSM in Tajikistan
Theme:
Human Rights
Year:
2024
This report was compiled based on the Protocol of the national report on violations of the rights of gay men, other MSM and trans people, in particular the right to health. The national report is based on systematized infor- mation...
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ECOM members’ success stories: collection of best practices for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EECA region
Theme:
Health
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
Publication prepared by: Yana Panchenko, Tina Sobko
In this brochure, we share both success stories, as well as the various strategies and methods that ECOM members have used in their activities. We collected sto- ries about different approaches that will definitely be useful in your work to...
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Social contracting and LGBT community organizations: reality or myth?
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
Miroslava Andrushchenko
Funding issues are relevant for all community organizations, but funding activities aimed directly at LGBT communities are becoming problematic in many EECA countries. ECOM’s review of best practices in obtaining budget funding in various EECA countries makes it possible to...
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Decision of the Supreme Court of Russia violates fundamental human rights, including the rights of LGBT people
Theme:
Position Papers
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
ECOM
ECOM’s position paper regarding the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to recognize the LGBT movement as “extremist” and to prohibit its activities in the country. On Thursday, November 30, behind closed doors, the Supreme Court of...
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Analysis of national legislation related to LGBT and HIV rights in 12 CEECA countries
Theme:
Human Rights
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
O. Guz, I. Fedorovich
The goal of this comparative analysis of legislative barriers preventing LGBT people from fully realizing their rights in 12 CEECA countries is to show progress or, on the contrary, regression in terms of the development of legislation and law enforcement...
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COMMUNIQUÉ. 1st (Sub) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and Trans People in Central Asia
Theme:
Position Papers
Year:
2023
On 21 and 22 November 2023 the first (Sub) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and Trans* People in Central Asia successfully took place in Almaty with the participation of more than 100 delegates, representing national public health authorities, community-based...
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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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ECOM’s position regarding the ban on “LGBT propaganda” among children in Kyrgyzstan
Theme:
Position Papers
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
ECOM
The President of Kyrgyzstan signed amendments to the Law “on measures to prevent harm to the health of children, and to their physical, intellectual, mental, spiritual and moral development in the Kyrgyz Republic”. Information “rejecting family and traditional social values,...
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Uzbekistan 2022 — Homophobia and Persecution Encouraged in Society
Theme:
Human Rights
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
Irina Federovich
In October 2020, Uzbekistan was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the period from 2021 to 2023. According to the resolution establishing this Council, a member country must «uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of...
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