The 2024 regional report on violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT people) in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) was developed based on the results of a consolidated analysis of data on rights violations in 7 countries of the region: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
ECOM has been monitoring and documenting human rights violations against LGBT people since 2017. An analysis of documented cases of violations of the right to health allows us to identify barriers faced by LGBT people both in the EECA region as a whole and in individual countries, as well as informal behavioral practices that may be overlooked in policy analysis.
Objectives of this analysis include:
- identifying the nature of human rights violations faced by LGBT people in the EECA region;
- identifying the root causes of violations and the impact of legislation and law enforcement practices in the EECA region;
- providing recommendations for removing barriers and further use in advocating for the rights of LGBT people in the EECA region.
The publication was prepared by ECOM and published as part of the Regional project "Sustainability of services for key populations in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia" (SoS_project 2.0), implemented by a consortium of organizations led by the Alliance for Public Health in partnership with the CO "100% Life", with financial support from the Global Fund.
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and may not reflect the views of the consortium organizations as well as the Global Fund.
The Global Fund was not involved in agreeing and approving either the material itself or the possible conclusions from it.
