When the new Mineral law was being discussed in Mongolian Parliament, CHRD lobbied several MPs to include positive provisions for local community participation, such as an agreement that could be concluded among mining companies, local authorities and communities living in mining affected area. As a result of this lobbying, public participation agreements were provided for in Article 42 of the Mineral law. This kind of agreement is...

Previously CHRD and other Mongolian NGOs have encountered difficulties in running public interest litigation because of restrictive legal standing rules (the rules which determine who can take cases to court).  As a result, cases which have the potential to achieve significant public interest outcomes have not been run. Because of this, CHRD is currently finalising an advocacy paper on international best practices in relation to legal...

January and February were busy months for CHRD lawyers working on the Open Society Initiative (Budapest) project “Strengthening Environmental Law and Accountability in Mongolia’s Extractive Industry”. In order to gather information and evidence for proposed strategic litigation cases, CHRD lawyers travelled to Darkhan-Uul, Selenge, Khentii, Bayankhongor and Tuv provinces where they met with local community leaders, government...