National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia

On the 7th of 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. On the 23rd of January 2020, the Law of the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia was revised by the Parliament and it came into effect from 3rd March 2020. The revised version of the law reflected new progressive provisions of the mandate of the Commission and its Commissioners, operational principles, structure, composition, organization, handling the human rights violations, complaints, and information lodging. Moreover, the Law on the Legal Status of Human Rights Defenders (HRD Protection Law) was adopted on the 2nd of April 2021. Therefore, establishing a non-staff Human Rights Defender Committee under the National Human Rights Commission to assess whether human rights defenders have been violated and the Commissioner for Human Rights shall be in charge of the Committee.

The National Human Rights Commission is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the provisions on human rights and freedoms and provided in the Constitution of Mongolia, laws and international treaties of Mongolia and mandated with the protection and promotion of human rights.

The National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia is an internationally recognized organization and a full member institution at the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and has re-accredited three times with “A” status by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA). The Commission is a national human rights institution fully compliant with the Paris Principles adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 28/134 of 1993.

In our activities, we adhere to the principles enshrined in the Constitution of Mongolia, cherishing human rights and freedoms, and the principles of inclusion, fairness, transparency, independence, and autonomy.

Our slogan: “Promoting human rights and freedom all over the country, at all times.”

According to the law, the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia consists of 6 members.

The Commissioner shall be a Mongolian citizen who has reached the age of 35 (thirty-five) with a high level of legal qualifications and experience in human rights protection.