News of ECOM
January 9, 2020
8 facts about LGBT Rights and HIV in Azerbaijan
ECOM presents “Legislative analysis related to LGBT rights and HIV in Azerbaijan” The goal of this review is to identify the legal barriers for people living with HIV, gay men,...
December 19, 2019
Activism under the threat of criminal punishment: LGBT and HIV in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a country with a concentrated HIV epidemic. According to official statistics, as of 1 January, 2018, there were 37,861 registered people living with HIV in Uzbekistan. Cases of...
December 18, 2019
UN Committee Against Torture raised the question of Violence against LGBT persons in Uzbekistan
On 11-13 November within the 68th session of UN Committee against Torture (CAT), Uzbekistan is under its fifth country review. In May 2019 ECOM in cooperation with Central Asian groups...
December 16, 2019
Turkmenistan: LGBT, HIV and LAW
Turkmenistan is a state in Central Asia, and is considered to be one of the most closed and repressive countries in the world. In Turkmenistan, there are no independent civil...
December 16, 2019
ECOM: New Name, New Opportunities!
“ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity.” This will be the full name of the Coalition in 2020 Dear friends, Since its establishment in 2011, ECOM...
December 1, 2019
Communities Can Make Difference in HIV Response in EECA
Position Paper of ECOM On the World AIDS Day 2019, ECOM expresses grave concern about the situation with transmission of HIV among gay men, other MSM and trans* people in...
November 13, 2019
Uzbekistan asked to repeal 120 Article of Criminal Code by the members of UN Committee against Torture
On 11-13 November within the 68th session of UN Committee against Torture (CAT), Uzbekistan is under its fifth country review. In May 2019 ECOM in cooperation with Central Asian groups...
November 1, 2019
Training and a follow up call for proposals to receive small grants for Building Broader Coalitions for budget advocacy
Тhe Eurasian Regional Consortium invites you to fill in online forms to take part in the training and a follow up call for proposals to receive small grants for Building...
October 30, 2019
ECOM presented a report on human rights’ violations faced by trans women in Kazakhstan to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva
Jointly with the civil society representatives from Kazakhstan, ECOM has submitted a shadow report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Kazakhstan. CEDAW is...
September 26, 2019
It’s gonna be PrEP!
The Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (ECOM) is launching the regional informational campaign “Get PrEP”, which aims to raise awareness about pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) among gay men and...
