News of ECOM
May 28, 2019
Small Grants 2019: Call for Proposals for LGBT organizations and groups from Central Asia and Southern Caucasus
Eurasian Coalition on Male Health – ECOM opens a Call for Proposals from LGBTQ community-based organizations and unregistered initiative groups for Small Grants program under the regional program “Accumulation of...
May 21, 2019
Call for proposals to receive small grants for community-led monitoring of service quality and satisfaction
The Eurasian Regional Consortium invites you to fill in forms to take part in the call for proposals to receive small grants for community-led monitoring of service quality and satisfaction....
May 18, 2019
ECOM Conducted Assessment of PrEP Accessiblity in EECA
ECOM’s Study on PrEP Accessiblity in EECA includes a review of the situation at the end of 2018, including information on existing PrEP programs in the region and plans to...
May 17, 2019
The Campaign “Chase Stigma, Not People!” is Launched in EECA
The stigmatizing and discriminatory social and political environment in CEECA countries leads to self-stigma among LGBT people, strengthens barriers to accessing services and leads to an increase in HIV infection...
May 16, 2019
UNAIDS calls on countries to remove discriminatory laws and enact laws that protect people from discrimination
Discriminatory laws drive key populations out of reach of critical health and social services GENEVA, 16 May 2019—Ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), on 17...
May 16, 2019
ECOM’s Steering Committee Holds Latest Meeting
In April 2019, ECOM’s Steering Committee held its latest in-person meeting. The agenda of the meeting addressed a wide range of issues, including an evaluation of ECOM’s strategic plan, the...
May 16, 2019
ECOM Submitted an Alternative Report on LGBT Rights Violations in Uzbekistan to the UN Committee Against Torture
An alternative report on Uzbekistan, submitted by ECOM to the UN Committee Against Torture, was published on the UN’s website and will be reviewed at the next meeting of the...
May 16, 2019
Activists from EECA Countries Learned How to Protect the Right to Health
Participants of an ECOM training on legal literacy and activism were able to develop their skills on using international legal mechanisms to protect and promote the right to health. The...
May 7, 2019
ECOM publishes National Reports on Human Rights Violations among LGBTQ
ECOM publishes National Reports on Human Rights Violations among LGBTQ people in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and North Macedonia in 2018. The reports describe the human rights situations of LGBTQ...
May 3, 2019
North Macedonian transgender sex worker presented the diversity of transgender community at the Transposyum
From March 27th till March 31st 2019, a transgender sex worker from STAR-STAR (North Macedonia) participated at the Transposyum and Transgender’s March upon invitation by the Trans Network Balkan, organized...
