News of ECOM
December 18, 2025
ECOM Statement on the Draft Law on so-called “LGBT Propaganda” in Kazakhstan
Today, ECOM expresses deep concern and draws attention to the potentially negative consequences following the decision of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan to adopt amendments aimed at so-called...
December 12, 2025
Rights, Health, Equality: ECOM’s Advocacy Results in 2025
In 2025, ECOM, together with national partners, played a key role in advancing the visibility and protection of LGBT communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia within the United Nations...
December 10, 2025
For LGBT people, Human Rights Day Holds Special Significance
This column by the ECOM Legal Team is dedicated to Human Rights Day and is based on monitoring the human rights situation of LGBT people in Eastern Europe and Central...
November 12, 2025
Kazakhstan: Reject ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Legal Proposals
Parliamentary Vote on Draft Amendments Imminent (Berlin, November 11, 2025) – Lawmakers in Kazakhstan should reject a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation,” seven...
November 11, 2025
ECOM Position: On the unacceptability of introducing a ban on so-called “LGBT Propaganda” in Kazakhstan
This statement has been prepared in response to the advancement of legislative initiatives in the Republic of Kazakhstan aimed at introducing administrative liability for so-called “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation.”...
September 10, 2025
ECOM’s Position: Amendments to the Laws on Mandatory HIV Testing in the Republic of Uzbekistan
On August 1, 2025, the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the upper house of parliament) adopted amendments to a number of laws (the Law on HIV/AIDS, the Law on...
December 10, 2024
Fake Dates, Rape, and Extortion: How LGBT Rights Were Violated in EECA Countries in 2024
“In Kazakhstan, a man reported a rape to the police, but the law enforcement officers mocked him and refused to investigate. They also didn’t return his ID they had confiscated...
December 3, 2024
ECOM Position. On the development of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan
The leader of the “Milliy Tiklanish” party has announced the drafting of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan. There is no information yet on when the draft will...
July 16, 2024
ECOM Calls for Rejection of Illegal Petition “Against LGBT Propaganda”
In June, the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan started considering the petition “We are against open and concealed LGBT propaganda in Kazakhstan!”, initiated by the head of the...
May 21, 2024
ECOM Statement. On Adoption of Oppressive Legislation in Georgia
On 14 May 2024, the Georgian parliament, despite ongoing mass protests inside the country and numerous calls from the international community, adopted a highly controversial bill “On Transparency of Foreign...
