News of ECOM
April 8, 2024
ECOM Joins Task Force Partnership Aimed at Achieving 10-10-10 Targets
On March 28, the first Task Force meeting was held with the participation of experts from ECOM. The Task Force partnership aimed at achieving 10-10-10 targets is a community-based partnership...
March 27, 2024
First Meeting of Regional Decriminalization Movement "Rise & Decriminalize" Takes Place
On March 12–13, 2024, the first meeting of the movement for decriminalization “Rise & Decriminalize” was held. In 2023, five regional networks: ECOM — Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender...
December 10, 2023
Consolidating and Sustaining Human Rights Culture into the Future: Human Rights Day 2023
December 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that forever changed the global agenda regarding rights and freedoms. It established the...
November 1, 2023
Resolution adopted by European Parliament condemns criminalization of same-sex relations in Uzbekistan
The European Parliament has issued a resolution on Uzbekistan, condemning the criminalization of same-sex relations in the country. This is an important step towards ensuring human rights and equality for...
October 17, 2023
How does Armenia plan to remove barriers to access for the LGBT community to economic, social, and cultural rights?
The Consortium of ECOM, NGNGO and NTC participated in the 74th session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva. During the session, the Committee...
August 18, 2023
Kyrgyzstan prohibits “LGBT propaganda” among children
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...
July 28, 2023
Three Countries in Central Asia Report on Progress Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
From July 10 to 19, the High-level Political Forum was held in New York, where Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan spoke about how they solve environmental, economic and social barriers. In...
July 27, 2023
EU Concerned about Human Rights Situation in Kyrgyzstan
On July 13, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan. The document notes that in recent years, democratic standards...
July 27, 2023
Transphobic Law Adopted in Russia
On July 14, 2023, the law prohibiting transgender transition was adopted unanimously by all the deputies in the third and final reading. And on July 24, it was signed by...
July 24, 2023
ECOM Hosted Academy for LGBT Youth in Tallinn
From July 9 to 16, the fifth IGLYO Activist Academy, which brings together young LGBT people aged 18 to 30 every year, took place in Tallinn. ECOM was the host...
