Chief Commissioner Mr. J.Byambadorj and Commissioner Mr. J.Dashdorj participated in the 11th International Conference of International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions, held in Amman, the Kingdom of Jordan from 5-7 November, 2012....
As stated in the Law on National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, the Commission has had Ex-officio Board since 2006. Ex-officio Board of the Commission includes of civil society organizations conducting active engagement in human rights field....
On 16 October, 2012 Commissioner P.Oyunchimeg had a meeting with Mr. Wojciech B.Trojan, senior regional Protection Officer, United Nations Refugee Agency, and discussed refugee rights issues....
On 16 June 2011, the UN Human Rights Council endorsed the "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework," which is the first time that the human rights standards have been developed for business activities to adhere to at the national and international levels to prevent from human rights violations. Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises,...
10 - 11 October 2012, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia organized an international conference entitled "Mining and Human Rights in Mongolia” on 10th and 11th of October 2012 in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, with support of the United Nations Development Programme, the Secretariat of Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation....
Mongolia abolished the death penalty with the Parliament passing the Law on Ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 5 January, 2012. To date, the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia conducted a number of studies regarding the use of capital punishment individually and jointly with civil society organizations such as Amnesty International. The Commission has been advocating against the death penalty through a variety...