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Mongolia

Regional group:

Asia – Pacific Group (APG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

The question of the death penalty; Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2016, Mongolia has in the absence of consensus: voted in favour of a number of item 4 resolutions (situations that require the Council’s attention) on the situations in the Syrian Arab Republic, and Burundi; and abstained during the vote on item 4 resolutions on the situations in Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Syrian Arab Republic. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories) Mongolia has consistently voted in favour, or joined consensus. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Mongolia has joined consensus on all texts, except for two that were voted on during its time as a member, dealing with: cooperation and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights; and cooperation with Georgia. Mongolia abstained on these texts. For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Mongolia has generally joined consensus. In the absence of consensus it has nearly always voted in favour of such texts, with the exception of the Egyptian resolution on the effects of terrorism. Mongolia abstained on this text. For thematic resolutions focusing on economic, social and cultural rights, Mongolia has either joined consensus, on or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Empty chair alert

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in less than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
None

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CAT
3 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2010, 2015, 2020)

Mid-term report

1st & 2nd cycles

Level of delegation

Deputy minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 0 / 192

2^nd cycle: 10 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Mongolia presented voluntary obligations and commitments in support of its candidature for membership of the Council for the period 2016-2018 on 5 October 2015.

Key pledges include: Continue to support the work of the OHCHR, including in the area of capacity building; Support Council initiatives on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the rights of persons with disabilities, violence against women and children, and human trafficking; Continue to fully cooperate with Council mechanisms, including Special Procedures the UPR, and the Treaty Bodies; Consider ratifying CRC-OP-IC, and making a declaration under article 22 of CAT; Continue legal reforms (e.g. new draft criminal code) to harmonise national laws with international norms and standards.

An analysis of steps taken by Mongolia in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that it has a strong record of cooperation with Special Procedures, maintaining a Standing Invitation and facilitating 88% of visit requests, although responding to 50% of communications.

Mongolia has ratified and submitted its periodic reports under, all eight core human rights treaties. Mongolia indeed ratified the CRC-OP-IC, accepting the CRC’s communications procedure. It, however, has not yet accepted the individual petitions system under the CAT by making the declaration under article 22 of this convention, as pledged.

Mongolia

Asia – Pacific Group (APG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 0 / 192

2nd cycle: 10 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 0 / 192

2^nd cycle: 10 / 192