News of ECOM
May 11, 2023
Report on the Violations of LGBT People's Rights in Kyrgyzstan in 2022
ECOM continues to regularly assess violations of LGBT people’s rights in the countries of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Below you will find an updated report on the...
May 8, 2023
Kyrgyzstan Legislation Analysis for 2022
We want to present the results of our analysis of the legislative framework of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2022. Every year, ECOM conducts an analysis of national legislation related to...
May 5, 2023
The Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Kyrgyzstan was dissolved
On April 28, at a meeting of the “Ata-Zhurt Kyrgyzstan” faction and the “Mekenchil” deputy group, Edil Baisalov, Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Ministers, announced the dissolution of the...
December 22, 2022
Results of Elections: New Faces in Steering Committee and Ethics Committee
This year, the members of ECOM’s Steering Committee completed their term of office after heading the coalition for three years. After the elections by ECOM members, we are ready to...
September 7, 2022
Working Meeting Held in Yerevan with National Partners of the “Trans* Map in EECA” Project
In early August, as part of the “Trans* Map in EECA” project, which is being implemented by ECOM, a working meeting with project members was held in Yerevan. This is...
September 6, 2022
Queer Summer: ECOM Projects That Help Break Stigma
On the occasion of the International Day against Homo-, Bi- and Transphobia, we launched a call for applications from ECOM partners and members to conduct information and media campaigns. Each...
September 5, 2022
ECOM Holds a Meeting of the Regional Working Group of Trans* People
In August, a meeting of the Regional Working Group of Trans* People was held, which was organized with the financial and technical support of the “Trans*Map in EECA” project. The...
July 28, 2022
A Study Among Transgender Individuals Held in Kyrgyzstan — The First of Its Kind in Central Asia
The Republican AIDS Center of the Kyrgyz Republic published the results of a formative assessment conducted among transgender people. ECOM actively supported and was involved in the study as part...
July 20, 2022
ECOM Conducted a Training Session on Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights Violations
At the end of June, a training session was held on monitoring and documenting human rights violations of LGBT people. ECOM was able to train 18 activists from 5 countries...
April 27, 2022
Coordinators of the project «Trans*Map in EECA» discussed plans to expand HIV services for trans* people in the region
In March, the first meeting in a year and a half with managers of partner organizations was held within the framework of the «Trans*Map in EECA» project, which is being...