Ulaanbaatar
Measures to Address Issues Relating to Human Rights within the Civil Service Discussed
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, January 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia, now composed of 126 members, approved its Strategic Plan for 2024–2028.
This strategy aims to create a human-centered, current, and human-rights-compliant legal environment. Accordingly, the Human Rights Subcommittee of the State Great Khural has begun its first action of 2025 with the Civil Service Council. Although more than 950 violations have been identified within the civil service so far, the system of accountability remains weak, and issues relating to ethics and attitudes persist.
On January 2, 2025, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights S. Erdenebold, Members of Parliament G. Uyankhishig and D. Tsogtbaatar, and representatives of the National Human Rights Commission visited the Civil Service Council. During the visit, representatives of the subcommittee and commission expressed the need to clarify and strengthen the Council’s oversight. Since the approval of the Civil Service Law five years ago, it has been amended 28 times. The two sides underlined that it is time to take comprehensive measures to address human rights and ethical violations.
The Human Rights Subcommittee expressed the importance of demonstrating sensitivity to human rights during the selection process and including human rights knowledge and understanding in exam content. The two sides emphasized the importance of continued information-sharing and highlighted that the Civil Service Council plays a key role in perfecting the legal framework.
