News of ECOM
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...
August 27, 2020
ECOM and Equality Movement applied to UN HRCtee and claimed Georgia to ensure equal access to medical services for LGBT
In October 2020 within 130th Session UN Human Rights Committee will formulate List of Issues for Georgia to report on its recent efforts to implement International Covenant on Civil and...
August 26, 2020
ECOM and the NGO “New Generation” call on the UN Human Rights Committee in relation to various rights for gay and trans* people in Armenia
ECOM in partnership with the Humanitarian NGO “New Generation” submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee on rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Armenia....
August 26, 2020
Russia will have to answer to the UN on protecting the rights of gay and trans* people
ECOM, together with the LGBT initiative group “ComingOut”, the NGO “Phoenix Plus”, and an anonymous trans* group from Siberia, submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee on rights...
August 20, 2020
In Belarus, fighting for democracy — and LGBTQ rights
LGBTQ people have been fighting for their rights since before the election. We’ll still be fighting after. Andrei Zavalei is a queer activist in Belarus. I have a pidor family....
