L.Bold meeting with High Commissioner for Human Rights
Foreign Affairs Minister L.Bold has met Navi Pillay, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, and said that some of the basic foreign policies of Mongolia are to help strengthen democracy outside of the country, and to support the operations of the UN and its affiliated organizations especially towards protecting and providing human rights and freedom. He also mentioned that Mongolia is putting forward some intentions in making a significant contribution to the promotion of human rights both in the regional and world levels, particularly given its engagement to the UN Human Rights Council from 2016 to 2018.
As far as human rights in Mongolia is concerned, President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj made a resolution to abolish the death penalty in 2010. Accordingly, the Parliament of Mongolia has ratified the two additional protocols towards this abolition and stated that they are actively being implemented. These protocols were released in connection with the national report on human rights conditions in the country. Moreover last year, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, and Mongolia’s Working Group on Human Rights officially began dealing with this issue. L.Bold also expressed the position that Mongolia is ready to receive and collaborate with the UN Special Rapporteur this June.
L.Bold then thanked the UN High Commissioner on behalf of the Mongolian government for supporting and promoting Mongolia during the period of its being the chair country of the Community of Democracies. High Commissioner Pillay congratulated Mongolian government for showing a great example to countries in the region with its continued efforts in strengthening and popularizing democracy as well as in paying special attention to and preserving human rights. Finally, she wished Mongolia in being elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
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As far as human rights in Mongolia is concerned, President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj made a resolution to abolish the death penalty in 2010. Accordingly, the Parliament of Mongolia has ratified the two additional protocols towards this abolition and stated that they are actively being implemented. These protocols were released in connection with the national report on human rights conditions in the country. Moreover last year, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, and Mongolia’s Working Group on Human Rights officially began dealing with this issue. L.Bold also expressed the position that Mongolia is ready to receive and collaborate with the UN Special Rapporteur this June.
L.Bold then thanked the UN High Commissioner on behalf of the Mongolian government for supporting and promoting Mongolia during the period of its being the chair country of the Community of Democracies. High Commissioner Pillay congratulated Mongolian government for showing a great example to countries in the region with its continued efforts in strengthening and popularizing democracy as well as in paying special attention to and preserving human rights. Finally, she wished Mongolia in being elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
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