Улаанбаатар
Social Protection Minister virtually meets UN Special Rapporteur
Society
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Minister for Labour and Social
Protection A. Ariunzaya met with UN Special Rapporteur on
violence against women Reem Alsalem virtually to share views on the preliminary
report.
During the meeting, Minister A.Ariunzaya informed that the
Ministry is taking phased multilateral measures to prevent and stop
gender-based violence and domestic violence in cooperation with government,
non-governmental organizations and development partner organizations.
She noted, “According to the Law on Combating Domestic
Violence, which was amended by the Parliament in 2016 and have been serving since
2017, domestic violence is deemed a criminal act and punishment has been tightened.
In addition, there are some progresses
in preventing recurrence of violence through compulsory behavioral
training, providing behavioral and psychological counseling, creating a
structure to protect victims, raising public awareness and building zero
tolerance on violence in the society.”
Ms. Reem Alsalem said that she would present her final
report to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2022.
She worked in Mongolia from November 29 to December 8 to
review the implementation of international commitments and the legal,
institutional and policy frameworks put in place to prevent and eliminate
violence against women and introduced the preliminary findings of her visit to
relevant government organizations.
