News of ECOM
May 3, 2018
ECOM: Georgia has taken important steps to protect the rights of LGBT, but HIV legislation has to be improved
Georgia has adopted the Law on elimination of all forms of discrimination that includes sexual orientation and gender identity among protected grounds, and also made corresponding amendments to other key...
May 1, 2018
Regional Сommunity Networks Consortium submitted multi-country proposal for GF funding to insure sustainability of HIV services for key populations in EECA
The Regional Community Networks Consortium(RCNC) of five regional networks in EECA has successfully developed and submitted a proposal for the Global Fund. RCNC undertook this step for addressing continuing and...
April 30, 2018
ECOM: Armenian legislation remains contradictory to international standards on SOGI
The Government of the Republic of Armenia has made certain steps to introduce changes to the legislation discriminating against PLWH, gay men, other MSM and trans people, however, in the...
April 26, 2018
ECOM: Macedonia has made significant progress in protecting the rights of LGBT
The Republic of Macedonia has made significant progress in protecting the rights of the LGBT and removing legal barriers for people living with HIV. There are no restrictions on the...
April 19, 2018
ECOM: Homophobia and transphobia among law enforcements prevents the protection of LGBT rights in Belarus
Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (ЕCОМ) conducted legislative analysis related to LBGT rights and HIV in Republic of Belarus in 2017. Analysis demonstrated compliance of the Belarusian laws with the...
April 17, 2018
EСOM: It is necessary to consolidate the rights of LGBT people at the legislative level in Kyrgyzstan
Introduce amendments into the national legislation on prohibition of LGBT discrimination, improve the system of response to the cases of such discrimination from the side of law enforcement and judicial...
April 2, 2018
The Endeavor to Improve the Life of Others: Paata Sabelashvili on Drugs & the LGBT Community
Politicians, journalists, and civil society observers covering the theme of drug use, in conjunction with the LGBT community in Georgia, are very familiar with the ‘White Noise Movement,’ which stems...
March 29, 2018
The Second European Chemsex Forum raised the issues of chemsex use problematic among MSM
The second European Chemsex forum has taken place in Berlin and was attended by 242 participants from 32 countries including several participants from EECA region, including several Board member of...
March 23, 2018
Chemsex become popular among MSM in Ukraine
In EECA countries, chemsex is a rather new concept gaining popularity. According to research findings, up to 8% of MSM in Ukraine and Russia practice this kind of sex. Many...
March 22, 2018
A 5.5-fold increase of HIV cases among MSM in Kazakhstan
According to the results of studies conducted by the Kazakhstan National AIDS Center, the HIV detection rate among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kazakhstan grew by 5.5...
