Ulaanbaatar
President meets female parliamentarians
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ On May
3, President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga met female members of the
Parliament, the 13 of whom make the unofficial women’s group in the Parliament,
and exchanged views on the incidences of violence against children, especially
against little kids, cases of missing children, and the legal environment
surrounding these issues.
During the meeting,
G.Uyanga, Civil Society and Human Rights Policy Advisor to the President, spoke
about the President’s policy and some measures that were taken towards reduction
of violence against children, and R.Bulgamaa, Adjunct Advisor to the President,
gave fact-based information to the MPs on the application of the currently
effective laws.
The MPs expressed their
views on a wide range of related issues, including the existing reasons and
conditions leading to violence against children, the consequences, and legal
accountability.
At the end of the meeting,
President Battulga stressed the need to reduce the talks and take immediate
action in response to violence against children.
The sides agreed in
principle on tightening the punishment on crimes against children and working
together on this issue.
Source: president.mn
