Ulaanbaatar
NHRC working group works in Umnugobi aimag
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A working group headed by N. Ganbaatar, a member of Mongolia’s National Human Rights Commission, is working in Umnugobi aimag on October 15-20, conducting human rights assessments and trainings.
The working group is organizing several meetings with relevant officials and authorities of Khanbogd and Tsogttsetsii soums of the aimag, sharing views on realization of environment laws and legislations by mining companies such as Oyu Tolgoi LLC and Energy Resource LLC, conditions of labor safety and hygiene, mining constructions, impacts of transportation on environment, decent use and rehabilitation of natural resources, new advanced technology and experiences as well as on alleviating negative impact on environment.
They also focus on getting familiar with human rights circumstances of local people living in the mining area and seeking ways to resolve contract-related pressing issues between local people and mining companies.
Moreover, the working group is collecting data and assessing an fulfillment process of the recommendation on reproductive health and rights of teenage girls provided to Mongolia’s government by the UN Treaty Bodies.
With this activity, the working group believes that it will be an important step to harmonize mining policy and legislations with human rights principles and build criteria and attitudes in the activity of public organizations and businesses to pursue human rights.
The working group is organizing several meetings with relevant officials and authorities of Khanbogd and Tsogttsetsii soums of the aimag, sharing views on realization of environment laws and legislations by mining companies such as Oyu Tolgoi LLC and Energy Resource LLC, conditions of labor safety and hygiene, mining constructions, impacts of transportation on environment, decent use and rehabilitation of natural resources, new advanced technology and experiences as well as on alleviating negative impact on environment.
They also focus on getting familiar with human rights circumstances of local people living in the mining area and seeking ways to resolve contract-related pressing issues between local people and mining companies.
Moreover, the working group is collecting data and assessing an fulfillment process of the recommendation on reproductive health and rights of teenage girls provided to Mongolia’s government by the UN Treaty Bodies.
With this activity, the working group believes that it will be an important step to harmonize mining policy and legislations with human rights principles and build criteria and attitudes in the activity of public organizations and businesses to pursue human rights.
M. Unurzul
