Ulaanbaatar
2019 EU report on human rights and democracy in Mongolia released
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On June 16, the Council of the European Union approved the 2019 EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world. The 2019 country update for Mongolia is available here.
“Mongolia celebrated the 30th anniversary of its democratic transition in 2019 against the backdrop of crucial legislative developments. In November, the parliament passed the second revision of the Constitution since 1992, significantly altering the political system of Mongolia and tilting the balance of power from the president to the prime minister. While Mongolia has been able to maintain its democratic form of governance and has a solid track-record of safeguarding human rights, a number of important issues (such as children’s rights, worker's rights, status of human rights defenders, independence of the judiciary, anti-discrimination) need to be addressed by establishing a comprehensive legal framework.”
The EU continued to support Mongolia in a number of focus areas related to human rights and democracy. For 2019, the priorities focused on improving political finance regulatory frameworks and empowering women and youth leadership, supporting the capacity of civil society organizations, and economic, social and cultural rights of vulnerable groups.
The EU and its Member States continued to finance several projects focusing on actions in the field of the rule of law; actions in support of civil society and human rights defenders (including support to civil society in rural areas); support to vulnerable groups (women, children and people with disabilities) and the fight against discrimination; and actions in the field of economic, social and cultural rights (health, education, labor rights).
EU Delegation in Mongolia
