News of ECOM
March 6, 2023
Nikolay Lunchenkov Took Part in Roundtable Discussion on PrEP Implementation in Tajikistan
At the end of February, a round table was held on the implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) in Tajikistan. Our LGBT health coordinator Nikolay Lunchenkov took part in...
March 2, 2023
Trans women sex workers migrants became first victims of new Russian anti-LGBT “propaganda” law
Is there a new anti-LGBT propaganda law? In December 2022, the new draft legislation to further restrict freedom of expression for LGBT people came into force in Russia. This version...
February 24, 2023
One Year into the War. ECOM Stands with Ukraine
Today is the first anniversary of the war, which brought unprecedented challenges to the health and well-being of communities in Ukraine. We express our deep sorrow for the losses suffered...
February 23, 2023
ECOM’s Position Paper on the Initiation of a Law on the Transparency of Foreign Influence in Georgia
Background On February 20, the party “Power of the People” initiated a law on agents of foreign influence in the Parliament of Georgia. The party itself is linked to the...
February 10, 2023
Why Do Communities Need to Monitor Situation Concerning Their Lives? ECOM Shared Experience in Community-Led Monitoring in EECA
The ECOM team participated in the Regional Community Consultation on building consensus regarding approaches and priorities in community-led monitoring in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). The event was held...
February 7, 2023
ECOM Conducts Analysis of National Legislation of Uzbekistan Related to LGBT Rights and HIV
Uzbekistan, while internationally declaring its openness and accessibility to information, including on human rights, remains one of the most closed countries in the world with an authoritarian government. And although...
February 2, 2023
Do Armenian Laws Protect LGBT People's Rights?
We continue to talk about the legal framework in the countries of our region, which we evaluate every year to check the availability of laws related to SOGI and HIV....
February 1, 2023
How Do Laws in Moldova Protect LGBT People?
Every year ECOM conducts an analysis of national legislation related to SOGI and HIV in the countries of our region. We are ready to present the results of the analysis...
January 13, 2023
New Study: Associations Between Punitive Policies and HIV among Gay Men and other Men who Have Sex with Men
Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry,...
January 12, 2023
ECOM Conducts Needs Assessment of Members and Partners from Ukraine
Since February 24, 2022, when the Russian Federation started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the needs and demands of our members and partners, as well as the LGBT community in...
