ECOM continues to analyze the situation related to human rights in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Below you will find a report on the rights violations of LGBT people in Tajikistan, based on information about cases of rights violations over the past year, as well as analysis of the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.
In total, ECOM monitors registered 22 cases of rights violations of LGBT people in Tajikistan in 2022. The most prevalent among them are violations of the right to freedom from discrimination and equality. Gay men, other MSM and trans women are the most common victims. Documented rights violations are based on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, although the analysis also shows cases of multiple discrimination.
In 2022, other organizations documented a total of 70 cases of rights violations of LGBT people in Tajikistan. In most cases, the violators were private individuals, the second largest number of violations were associated with representatives of law enforcement bodies, and in third place — employees of medical institutions.
To avoid cases of discrimination, LGBT people are forced to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity. Government officials, especially law enforcement bodies, violate the rights of LGBT people, and this leads to the fact that many victims prefer to “keep silent”, afraid to seek help.
ECOM identified a number of barriers in the legal environment, and as a result put together the following recommendations for the Republic of Tajikistan:
- include HIV status, sexual orientation and gender identity as protected grounds in anti-discrimination legislation;
- create a clear and friendly gender transition mechanism for trans people;
- conduct training for law enforcement officers an medical workers to provide services for LGBT people;
- create a simple registration procedure for NGOs, including organizations that provide services to LGBT people and people living with HIV, and guarantee their access to competitions for funding from the national and local budgets along with other organizations;
- promptly and effectively investigate any reports of violence or intolerance motivated by sexual orientation and gender identity.
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 fir 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.
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