News of ECOM
October 21, 2022
ECOM's Standpoint on the Draft Law on Mandatory Medical Examination of Persons With Suspected HIV in Uzbekistan
What happened? On August 26, 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan presented for public discussion a draft law of the Cabinet of Ministers on compulsory medical HIV examination....
September 16, 2022
Blogger QUEERathon Brings Together Queer Youth in the EECA Region
The academic year began for young activists from the EECA region with a welcome from ECOM. The “Blogger QUEERathon” for LGBT youth from Central Asia and Eastern Europe took place...
August 16, 2022
UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Final Recommendations with Respect to Georgia's Fifth Periodic Report
ECOM, in partnership with Tbilisi Pride, Equality Movement and Temida, presented a report on LGBT human rights violations in Georgia at the 135th session of the UN Human Rights Committee....
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...
June 1, 2022
Pride Month 2022: Our Rights Matter!
June is the most anticipated month of the year. Because today is the beginning of Pride Month! Pride in who we are! What is Pride Month? During this month, prides,...
May 17, 2022
IDAHOBIT-2022: We have the right to be ourselves!
Today, May 17, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). In 2022, the theme of this day around the world is: “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our...
April 25, 2022
ECOM continues to support Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has been going on for three months. ECOM continues to support our members and partners from Ukraine, as well as community representatives and Ukrainians who need...
April 12, 2022
Opportunities to Advocate for LGBT Rights through the Sustainable Development Goals
In April, ECOM held a webinar «Sustainable Development Goals and how to use them in advocacy of rights», within the framework of the «Trans*Map in EECA» project, for representatives of...
July 6, 2021
Statement on Violence Against Tbilisi Pride in Georgia
On Monday, June 6, far-right demonstrators stormed an LGBTQ activists’ headquarters of Tbilisi Pride in a rampaging violent attack. Reports say that at least 20 journalists were injured during the...
May 27, 2021
ECOM Report on Rights Violations: No significant improvements in the respect of LGBT rights in EECA countries!
ECOM is pleased to present its Regional report on violations of the right to health of gay and other MSM and trans* people in the EECA region for 2020. In...
