In 2006 CHRD prepared a discussion paper outlining current issues and problems relating to mining and human rights in Mongolia.  The PDF file of the paper can be accessed here: Discussion Paper: Mining and Human Rights in Mongolia

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...

CHRD is  a member of the Asian NGOs’ Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) and it has been involving in  assessing the role of the national human rights institutions in Asia in protecting and promoting human rights.  Since 2006, CHRD prepared 3 NGO reports assessing the effectiveness and independence of the National Human Rights Commision of Mongolia  (NHRCM) against the Paris principles and from the perspective of an...