News of ECOM
December 1, 2023
Decision of the Supreme Court of Russia violates fundamental human rights, including the rights of LGBT people
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...
December 7, 2022
ECOM discussed cooperation in the field of Human Rights with Armenian NGOs
On November 3 and 4, 2022, ECOM experts made a working visit to Armenia as part of the #SoS_project. Human Rights Coordinator Yuri Yoursky, Human Rights Officer Elvira Tilek and...
December 6, 2022
37 ECOM cases published in Annual OSCE Report on Hate Crimes
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published data on hate crimes for 2021. The 2021 data contain information provided by participating States, civil society and...
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...
June 7, 2022
Torture, Blackmail, Disclosure of Personal Information: Report on Violation of Gay Rights in Uzbekistan
ECOM, together with the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA) and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), prepared a report on human rights violations against gays and bisexuals...
January 26, 2021
Analysis of National Legislation Related to LGBT Rights and HIV in Azerbaijan Now Available in Azerbaijani
ECOM continues publication of its analysis of national legislation related to LGBT rights and HIV in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia in national languages. An analysis on...