News of ECOM
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...
December 2, 2022
Russia Adopts Law on «LGBT Propaganda»
In the third and final reading, State Duma deputies unanimously adopted a law that introduces a ban on propaganda of “non-traditional sexual relations or preferences” among Russian citizens. Since mid-summer...
December 2, 2022
Vitaly Djuma Takes Part in Global Fund Board Meeting
Vitaly Djuma, Executive Director of ECOM, spoke about the 48th meeting of the Global Fund Board, in which he participated as a Board Alternate Member from the Developed Country NGO...
December 1, 2022
Time for Equality and Fight is Now! World AIDS Day 2022
Today, on International AIDS Day, together with our colleagues from the EECA region and together with the whole world, we call on everyone to join forces for the fight! Fight...
November 29, 2022
Armenia Receives Recommendations on Respecting LBTQI Women's Rights
ECOM together with the New Generation NGO submitted an alternative report on the situation regarding observance of LBTQI women’s rights and freedoms in Armenia in accordance with the UN Convention...
November 22, 2022
Kyrgyzstan Receives Recommendations from the UN Human Rights Committee
ECOM together with the Public Association “Labrys” and the Initiative Group “Myrzaiym” submitted an alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee to consider the report of Kyrgyzstan on the...
October 24, 2022
New Grounds of Discrimination: Russia is Going to Ban Any Representation of LGBT People
Russia is planning to toughen the punishment for the so-called “gay propaganda”. ECOM is concerned about the future work of LGBT organizations. What happened? In mid-summer, a draft law on...
October 24, 2022
To Save 20 Million Lives: The Global Fund Replenishes Resources to Fight HIV
On September 16–21, Vitaly Djuma, Executive Director of ECOM and Alternate Board Member of the Global Fund Board from the Developed Country NGO Delegation, participated in the 7th conference on...
October 24, 2022
Survival During War: How to Sustain Fight Against HIV Epidemic
In the summer, a meeting of regional networks was held in Vilnius entitled “During and after the war: rethinking the role of community networks of PLHIV and key groups and...
October 21, 2022
Homophobia at the Belarusian Red Cross: Statement by the Secretary General
On October 19, 2022, a Belarusian information portal Zerkalo published that Dmitry Shevtsov, Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Society, made several homophobic statements during a program on the...
