News of ECOM
April 9, 2021
Vitaly Djuma confirmed as Alternate Board Member of the Global Fund Board
The Developed Country NGO Delegation to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved Vitaly Djuma in the role of Alternate Board Member. Vitaly has...
March 5, 2021
Unique opportunity for Uzbekistan to decriminalise same-sex conduct
We, ILGA-Europe and the undersigned human rights organisations, call on the President and government of Uzbekistan, member of the UN Human Rights Council, to decriminalise same-sex conduct between men under...
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...
December 16, 2020
Analysis of national legislation related to the rights of LGBT people and HIV in Uzbekistan is now available in Uzbek
ECOM continues its analysis of national legislation related to the rights of LGBT people and HIV in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In 2020, the main focus...
December 10, 2020
Uzbekistan: stop punishing homosexuality and respect the human rights of all
”When I remember the things that happened to me my heart stops beating.” — A former prisoner recalls his time in detention. The NGOs jointly issuing this statement urge the...
December 1, 2020
ECOM’s Statement on Assign the Status of “Foreign Agent” to the “Phoenix PLUS” NGO, Russia
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Russian authorities decided to help in the fight against the pandemic in their own way. The Ministry of Justice of the Oryol...
October 26, 2020
Yuri Yoursky elected as a new member of ILGA-Europe Executive Board
We congratulate ECOM Human Rights and Legal Issues Officer, Yuri Yoursky, who has been elected as a new member of ILGA-Europe Executive Board for the period of 2020-2022. ILGA-Europe’s General...
September 3, 2020
Permit Do Not Prohibit: How laws oh the prohibition of “gay propaganda” operate in the Russian Federation
ECOM presents an analysis on how laws banning “gay propaganda” were enacted in the Russian Federation and how they influences the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The document...
September 2, 2020
“Trans*Map in EECA” – ECOM announces the start of a three-year project
We are pleased and proud to present another project led by ECOM in cooperation with national partners in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and with the support of the Elton...
August 31, 2020
ECOM, PO “Kyrgyz Indigo” and the LGBT organization “Labrys” informed the UN HRC about the lack of antidiscrimination legislation for LGBT people in Kyrgyzstan
ECOM, PO “Kyrgyz Indigo” and the LGBT organization “Labrys” submitted a joint report to the UN Human Rights Committee on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity...
