The NHRCM receives and handles complaints which citizens of Mongolia, individually or in a group and personally or in written form or by e-mail, and foreign nationals, stateless persons, non-governmental organizations, trade unions through their representatives may lodge to the Commission in case of violations of human rights and freedoms. 

POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLAINTS

Commissioners exercise the following powers with respect to the acceptance of complaints: 

1. To accept and examine complaints;

2. To refuse to accept the complaints, which do not meet the requirements;

3. To transfer complaints with respect to criminal and civil cases and disputes to relevant authorities or official according to their jurisdiction;

4.To explain to the Complainant what rights and duties he/she has with regard to the restoration of violated rights.

POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT TO INQUIRY OF COMPLAINT

Commissioners exercise the following powers during the course of inquiry:

1. To take explanations in writing from the Complainant and relevant business entities, organizations, officials or individual persons and take explanations orally and take notes thereon if the Complainant is illiterate’

2. To summon the Complainant and relevant persons;

3. To have unrestricted access to any business entity or organization and to participate in their meetings and conferences, and to meet in person with the relevant officials;

4. To obtain without any charge the necessary evidence, official documents and information from organizations and/or officials, and to get acquainted with them on the spot;

5. To appoint experts from the appropriate organizations in a case of necessity for the specialized knowledge, and to get their expert-opinions;

6. To transfer a complaint to the relevant authorities or officials according to their jurisdiction, if it is considered that this complaint has a nature of criminal or civil case during the course of examination;

7. To conduct alone an inquiry into the activities of business entities, organizations or officials, or jointly in the basis of a proposal by the competent State authority and their officials;

8. To access the confidential date/secrets of the State, organization or individual person in accordance with procedure established by the relevant law, if Commissioners considers it necessary during the course of exercise of his/her powers;

Commissioners must keep the confidential date/secrets of the State in good faith, as well as the organization or individual person, which he/she came to know about during the course of conducting the official business or which has been informed to him/her in trust.

 

POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS IN RESPECT OF DECISION-MAKING ON COMPLAINTS

Commissioners exercise the following powers with respect to making a decision:

1. To submit claims to the Courts with regard to issues of violations of human rights and freedoms by business entities, organizations, officials or individual person to participate in person or through a representative in judicial proceedings in accordance with procedure established by the law;

2. To put forward requests to the competent authorities or officials with regard to imposing administrative sanctions on officials who, as he/she considers, have violated human rights and freedoms;

3. To demand organizations or officials to stop activities which violate human rights and freedoms, or which create conditions for such violations;

4. To decide the issues by way of conciliation of the parties;

5. To return a complaint to the Complainant if he/she considers it to be without grounds.

 

 

 

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The NHRCM receives and handles complaints which citizens of Mongolia, individually or in a group and personally or in written form or by e-mail, and foreign nationals, stateless persons, non-governmental organizations, trade unions through their representatives may lodge to the Commission in case of violations of human rights and freedoms. 

POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLAINTS

Commissioners exercise the following powers with respect to the acceptance of complaints:

1.    To accept and examine complaints;

2.    To refuse to accept the complaints, which do not meet the requirements;

3.    To transfer complaints with respect to criminal and civil cases and disputes to relevant authorities or official according to their jurisdiction;

4.    To explain to the Complainant what rights and duties he/she has with regard to the restoration of violated rights.

POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT TO INQUIRY OF COMPLAINTS

 Commissioners exercise the following powers during the course of inquiry:

1.   To take explanations in writing from the Complainant and relevant business entities, organizations, officials or individual persons and take explanations orally and take notes thereon if the Complainant is illiterate’

2.   To summon the Complainant and relevant persons;

3.   To have unrestricted access to any business entity or organization and to participate in their meetings and conferences, and to meet in person with the relevant officials;

4.   To obtain without any charge the necessary evidence, official documents and information from organizations and/or officials, and to get acquainted with them on the spot;

5.  To appoint experts from the appropriate organizations in a case of necessity for the specialized knowledge, and to get their expert-opinions;

6.   To transfer a complaint to the relevant authorities or officials according to their jurisdiction, if it is considered that this complaint has a nature of criminal or civil case during the course of examination;

7.   To conduct alone an inquiry into the activities of business entities, organizations or officials, or jointly in the basis of a proposal by the competent State authority and their officials;

8. To access the confidential date/secrets of the State, organization or individual person in accordance with procedure established by the relevant law, if Commissioners considers it necessary during the course of exercise of his/her powers;

Commissioners must keep the confidential date/secrets of the State in good faith, as well as the organization or individual person, which he/she came to know about during the course of conducting the official business or which has been informed to him/her in trust.

 

POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS IN RESPECT OF DECISION-MAKING ON COMPLAINTS

Commissioners exercise the following powers with respect to making a decision:

1.   To submit claims to the Courts with regard to issues of violations of human rights and freedoms by business entities, organizations, officials or individual person to participate in person or through a representative in judicial proceedings in accordance with procedure established by the law;

2.   To put forward requests to the competent authorities or officials with regard to imposing administrative sanctions on officials who, as he/she considers, have violated human rights and freedoms;

3.   To demand organizations or officials to stop activities which violate human rights and freedoms, or which create conditions for such violations;

4.    To decide the issues by way of conciliation of the parties;

5.    To return a complaint to the Complainant if he/she considers it to be without grounds.

 

 

 

 

The Commission has been conducting “Human rights open day” activity in order to promote implementation of standards, policies and decisions regarding human rights standards since 2002 to reach rural areas without its representative office, since May 2002.  It was organized in Bayanhongor aimag for the first time and became a regular activity of the organization.

Following activities are organized during the “Human rights open day”:

1. Raise the awareness of given aimag or soum’s public officials regarding government policy and protection of human rights in local area;

2. Monitor activities of jails, detention centers and military bases.

3. Increase awareness of population regarding human rights and get their feed back;

4. Receive complaints from citizens regarding human right violations and provide legal counseling;

5. Review actions of aimag and soum governors whether their decisions have violated the human rights;

6. Organize human right trainings for the local public officers;

7. Increase public awareness through local media of the activities of Human right’s committee 

During 2002-2009, Commission has conducted “ Human rights open day” activity for 45 times in average for 2-3 times in all 21 aimags and or 1-2 times in 80 soums through Mongolia which involved over 4500 people of 664 organizations for more than 700 hours human rights training.

 

 

In order to promote human rights, to raise public awareness, and to provide relevant information, National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia conducts promotion activities as follows:

•   To release human rights related information through media frequently,
•   To renew the web site of the Commission (www.mn-nhrc.org),
•   To release the issues of the magazine “Human rights,”
•   To release leaflets, booklets, and books on the specific human rights issues,
•   To run activities based on the public participations(photo exhibitions, public lectures, open days etc,) and
•   To run Human Rights Education Center on permanent basis.

In order to advance public knowledge and awareness so that they can be prepared to stand up for their rights, the NHRCM organizes various training sessions for governmental and non-governmental organizations, business entities, media workers and citizens, and covering sphere of theses training sessions is increasing year by year.

The training sessions are organized on the basis of the priorities of the year, annual plan of the commission, requests and recommendations by organizations, and methodologies and contents of the human rights training sessions are developed to fit the specialties and needs of any sectors.

The Article 13.2.5 of the Law on National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia states that NHRCM must promote human rights education activities in the sphere of its full powers. The NHRCM organize training sessions to promote human rights education through wide range topics such as legislations on human rights, international treaties, international organizations and mechanisms for human rights protection, human rights issues in Mongolia, and achievements and faults related to emerging human rights problems.

Human rights education activities of the Commission focus on the following target groups:

•  Citizens and community;
• Central and local public administrative bodies and authorities;
• Law enforcement organizations such as the court, police, and court decision implementation agency and employees of these organizationd;
• Representatives and employees from non-government and civil society organizations working in the field of human rights and freedoms;
• Professional organizations related to education, media, and inspection and their employees; and
• Specific target groups such as women, students, elders, people with disabilities etc.

 

 

The Commission was given a mandate to conduct inquiries at its initiative on the basis of information in regard to violations of human rights and freedoms. It also has a power to examine the activities of detention centers, childcare centers, police stations, hospitals and business entities.

Based on the results of examinations and inquiries, the Commissioners make recommendations to the relevant business entities, organizations or officials in order to protect human rights and freedoms.

 

According to the law of the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, there is an ex-officio board consisting of representatives from civil society organizations that work on human rights issues. The board plays an important role in ensuring the multilateral representation in the Commission’s activity.

The first advisory board was founded on 4 March, 2002, and consisted of representatives of 11 organizations such as Amnesty International Mongolia, National Anti-Violence Center, and Mongolian Human Rights Center. There are now 20 members of the board.

New rules and regulations and the members of the Advisory Board of NHRCM were approved in April 2014.

CURRENT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:

• S. Ainagul, Representative of the NGO that work on "the rights of the national minority(Kazakh)"
• B. Altanchimeg, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on the right to health
• B. Altantuya, Representative of international organisations
• N. Anaraa, Representative of the NGO that work specially on the “LGBT” community
• D. Baatarjav, Representative of the NGOs that work on the “rights of the persons with disabilities”
• L. Badamtsetseg, Representative of the NGO that work on “the rights of the child”
• S. Bolortsetseg, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on the rights of youth
• Kh. Byambajav, Representative of the NGOs that work on the “freedom of religion”
• B. Galaarid, Representative of media organisations
• G. Galtaikhuu, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on the “rights of national minority(Tuva)”
• Ch. Dariimaa, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on the rights of elders
• S. Dondov, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on women’s rights
• T.  Dorj, Representative of research organizations
• D. Narmandakh, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on the issues of employers
• R. Oyunbadam, Representative of experts that work on the “Human rights in prisons”
• Ya. Purevdorj, Representative of the NGOs that works on the “Men’s rights”
• D. Sukhgerel, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on “Environment and Mining”
• L. Erdenechuluun, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work against the crimes of human trafficking
• S. Erdenebat, Representative of the NGOs organisations that work on the right to labour

The Ex-officio Board is chaired by P. Oyunchimeg, Commissioner of NHRCM, and its secretary is Kh. Munkhzul, Head of the Division of NHRCM.

Under to the Law on the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia Commission, the Commission has a secretariat. The authority of the National Human Rights Commission came into effect on 2 February 2001 when the Commissioners were inaugurated. The secretariat of the Commission was established on 20 February, 2001. The rules and regulations of the secretariat are adopted by the Chief Commissioner, and the staff and salary fund are included in the budget approved by the State Great Hural.

Staff members of the Secretariat are civil administrative workers. The secretariat primarily aims at providing the Commission with stable and steady activity, supporting the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioners in fulfilling their authority with methodological assistance. The secretariat began with staff of 12 employees, and today has three divisions and 20 employees.

Executive Director: Dashdeleg Alyeksandr

Phone number: 260284

E-mail: a.dashdeleg@mn-nhrc.org

COMPLAINTS AND INQUIRY DIVISION

In the event that a citizen of Mongolia thinks his/her rights or freedoms as guaranteed by the Constitution of Mongolia, other relevant laws, or international treaties have been violated by an economic entity, an organization, authority, or any person, in accordance with the Law on the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia he/she, individually or in a group, can lodge a complaint with the Commission.

If it is not stated otherwise in the laws and legislations and international treaties of Mongolia, a foreign national or stateless person in the territory of Mongolia, like a Mongolian citizen, can claim the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission. The complaint is to be lodged personally in written or spoken Mongolian form. A person who doesn’t speak Mongolian may make a complaint in his/her native language and must have the complaint translated into Mongolian and notarized.

The Commission conducts examinations and inquiries in the government organizations and private businesses at its initiative or upon request from economic entities, organizations, and authorities to detect and stop violations of human rights and freedoms. Based on the results of examinations and inquiries, the Commissioners make recommendations to the relevant business entities, organizations, or officials in order to protect human rights and freedoms. For the purpose of inspection on the critical human rights problems in society and their causes and effects, the Commission can carry out surveys on its own or in cooperation with research centers or non-government organizations.

The aforementioned activities belong to the authority of the Commissioners under the relevant laws, and the Division of Complaints, Inquiry, and Policy Analysis exists to assist them in the legitimate exercise of their authority.

1. BATAA Bayaraa – Head of the Division

Telephone number: 262786

E-mail: b.bataa@mn-nhrc.org

2. SEMJIDMAA Boldkhuyag - Officer in charge of complaints

Telephone number: 262971

E-mail: b.semjidmaa@mn-nhrc.org

3. IKHTAMIR Togookhuu – Officer in charge of complaints

Telephone number: 262971

E-mail: t.ikhtamir@mn-nhrc.org

4. NANDINTSETSEG Bayansuuri – Officer in charge of complaints

Telephone number: 262971

E-mail: b.nandintsetseg@mn-nhrc.org

5. DUGERSUREN Lkhagvasuren - Officer in charge of complaints 
Telephone number: 70000222

E-mail::l.dugersuren@mn-nhrc.org

6. Solongo Batbayar - Officer in charge of complaints 
Telephone number: 262971

E-mail::b.solongo@mn-nhrc.org

 

POLICY ANALYSIS AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION DIVISION

In Article 13.2.5 of the Law on the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, it is stated, “The Commission, in its full power, supports activities to provide human rights education.”

The Human Rights Education Division caries out activities to provide human rights education, to raise awareness of human rights, and to develop a culture of ensuring and protecting human rights, training, promotion, and advocacy.

In this scope, the division carries out the activities as follows:

• to improve the content, methodologies, quality, and accessibility of human rights education;
• to support human rights education and promotion activities in the sphere of informal educational sector;
• to organize human rights training sessions targeting specific groups as included in the strategic plan of the NHRCM;
• to organize human rights promotion activities;
• to encourage and support journalists and media organizations in promoting human rights issues and to cooperate with them; and
• to advertise the activities of the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia.

1. AGAR-ERDENE Gankhuyag– Head of the Division

Telephone number: 262902

E-mail: g,agar-erdene@mn-nhrc.org

2. ADIYAKHISHIG Tseekhee – Senior officer in charge of Human rights training

Telephone number: 262902

E-mail: ts.adiyakhishig@mn-nhrc.org

3. UNURJARGAL Zagdaa – Senior officer in charge of multilateral cooperation

Telephone number: 262589

E-mail: z.unurjargal@mn-nhrc.org

4. BOLORSAIKHAN Badamsambuu – Officer in charge of Human rights education

 Telephone number: 262902

E-mail: b.bolorsaikhan@mn-nhrc.org

5. ARIUNAA Chuluunbaatar – Officer in charge of Human rights education 

Telephone number: 262752

E-mail: ch.ariunaa@mn-nhrc.org

6. BADMAARAG Zagdaa – Officer in charge of press and publicity

Telephone number: 262752

E-mail: z.badmaarag@mn-nhrc.org

7. TSETSGEE Khishgee – Officer in charge of Human rights education

 Telephone number: 262752

E-mail: kh.tsetsgee@mn-nhrc.org

8. TUUL Erdenebaatar - Officer in charge of policy analysis
Telephone number: 262902

E-mail: e.tuul@mn-nhrc.org'

9. ZOLZAYA Gantogtokh – Officer in charge of human rights promotion
Telephone number: 266506
E-mail: g.zolzaya@mn-nhrc.org

 

ADMINISTRATION AND COOPERATION DIVISION

This division supports the Chief Commissioner and other Commissioners with policy of multilateral cooperation and conducts operations to publicize daily activities of the Commission at the national, regional and international levels.

In addition, the division functions to connect the activities of the Commission with the activities of other human rights organizations, both government and non-government, operating at the national, regional and international levels, to cooperate with those organizations for the mutual benefit of all.

It also helps to inter-relate the internal regular functions of the Commission, provides the Commissioners with professional and methodological assistance.

Other functions of the division are to carry out the archival and documentation process according to laws and relevant rules and to provide the Commissioners and the staff workers with technical assistance in fulfilling their duties.

The division also develops the Commission’s action policy and ensures the annual budget is spent efficiently and effectively.

1. MUNKHZUL Khurelbaatar – Head of the Division

Telephone number: 262915

E-mail: kh.munkhzul@mn-nhrc.org

2. ARIUNAA Tumurtogoo - Officer in charge of multilateral cooperation

Telephone number: 262915

E-mail: t.ariunaa @mn-nhrc.org

3. UNDRAKH Ulziisumiya – Officer in charge of multilateral cooperation

Telephone number: 262915

E-mail: u.undrakh@mn-nhrc.org

4. OYUNKHUU Jamsranjav- Officer

Telephone number: 262931

E-mail: j.oyunhuu@mn-nhrc.org

5. NARMANDAKH Surhiibaatar – Officer in charge information technology

Telephone number: 262589

E-mail: s.narmandakh@mn-nhrc.org

6. NANSALMAA Davaa – Instructor of Archive and File maintenance

Telephone number: 262931

E-mail: d.nansalmaa@mn-nhrc.org

6. ZOLZAYA Gantogtokh – Assistant to the Chief Commissioner

Telephone number: 266506

E-mail: g.zolzaya@mn-nhrc.org

 

PROVINCIAL OFFICERS

1. ARKHANGAI PROVINCE

ERDENESUVD Baasankhuu - Officer

Telephone number: 70332122

Email: b.erdenesuvd@mn-nhrc.org

2.BAYAN- ULGII PROVINCE

URANCHIMEG  Lkhagva - Officer

Telephone number: 70427322

Email: l.uranchimeg@mn-nhrc.org

 

3.BAYANKHONGOR PROVINCE 

SODONTSETSEG Bayarmagnai - Officer

Telephone number: 70442422

Email: b.sodontsetseg@mn-nhrc.org

 

4. BULGAN PROVINCE

MUNKHSAIKHAN Dagii - Officer

Telephone number: 70342122

Email: d.munkhsaikhan@mn-nhrc.org

 

5. GOVI-ALTAI  PROVINCE

ARIUNJARGAL Badam- Officer

Email: b.ariunjargal@mn-nhrc.org

 

6. GOVISUMBER PROVINCE

DELGERSUREN Ganbold - Officer

Telephone number: 70543422

Email: g.delgersuren@mn-nhrc.org

 

7. DARKHAN-UUL PROVINCE

DOLGORSUREN Tsogoo -Officer

Telephone number: 70370722

Email: ts.dolgorsuren@mn-nhrc.org

 

8. DORNOGOVI PROVINCE

URANBILEG Erdenebaatar - Officer

Telephone number: 70523422

Email: e.uranbileg@mn-nhrc.org

 

9. DORNOD PROVINCE

NYAMSUREN Munkhbat - Officer

Telephone number: 70582122

Email: m.nyamsuren@mn-nhrc.org

 

10. DUNDGOVI PROVINCE

BAYARTSETSEG Tumurbaatar - Officer

Telephone number: 70592622

Email: t.bayartsetseg@mn-nhrc.org

11. ZAVKHAN PROVINCE

NARANKHUU Chimegdorj - Officer

Telephone number: 70462522

Email: ch.narankhuu@mn-nhrc.org

 

12. ORKHON PROVINCE

ERDENEBOLD Yondonjamts- Officer

Telephone number: 70350522

Email: yo.erdenebold@mn-nhrc.org

 

13. UVURKHANGAI  PROVINCE

OSORJAMAA Tumurkhuyag –Officer

Telephone number: 70322122

Email: t.osorjamaa@mn-nhrc.org

 

14. UMNUGOVI PROVINCE

NARANGOO Ganbaatar - Officer

Telephone number: 70530122 

Email: g.narangoo@mn-nhrc.org

 

15. SUKHBAATAR PROVINCE

NARANTSETSEG Khurelbaatar  - Officer

Telephone number: 70510222

Email: kh.narantsetseg@mn-nhrc.org

 

16.  SELENGE PROVINCE

GANTULGA Dashnyam - Officer

Telephone number: 70362345

Email: d.gantulga@mn-nhrc.org

 

17. TUV PROVINCE

CHOIJIILSUREN Urtnasan - Officer

Telephone number: 70272822

Email: u.choijilsuren@mn-nhrc.org

 

18. UVS PROVINCE

KHONGORZUL Ydamtsoo - Officer

Telephone number: 70453222

Email: ya.khongorzul@mn-nhrc.org

 

19. KHOVD PROVINCE

SOLONGO Gankhuyag - Officer

Telephone number: 70437022

Email: g.solongo@mn-nhrc.org

 

20. KHUVSGUL PROVINCE

TUNGALAGMURUN Munkhdelger - Officer

Telephone number: 70388022

Email: m.tungalagmurun@mn-nhrc.org

 

21. KHENTII PROVINCE

ERDENEBAYASGALAN Dagva - Officer

Telephone number: 70388022

Email: d.erdenebayasgalan@mn-nhrc.org

On 7 December 2000, the law of the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia was adopted. Following the adoption of this law, a national human rights institution was established in Mongolia. The law comprises of 6 chapters and 26 articles and provides the operational principles, structure, organization, and mandate of the Commission.

According to article 3.1 of the law, the Commission is an institution mandated with the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms, provided for in the Constitution of Mongolia, Mongolian laws and international treaties to which Mongolia is a party.

The NHRCM is granted “A” status by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) (indicating full compliance with the Paris Principles) and was admitted as a full member institution at the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) in 2001.

The NHRCM has three full-time Commissioners. The law requires the candidates for Commissioners to be Mongolian citizens of high legal and political qualification, with appropriate knowledge and experience in human rights, with a clean criminal record and as having reached the age 35. In accordance with this law, the Speaker of the State Great Khural (Parliament) nominates candidates for Commissioner to the State Great Khural on the basis of proposals by the President, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and the Supreme Court. The State Great Khural appoints the Commissioners for terms of six years with a single possible re-appointment. The Chief Commissioner is appointed from the Commissioners for a term of three years.

 

Principles of the commission

Rule of law, independence, protection of human rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, justice and transparency are the guiding principles of the Commission.

 

Mission

To lead the accomplishment of promotion and protection of human rights and freedom for everyone`s genuine enjoyment of the human rights prescribed by law in Mongolia.