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Are Defamation and insult Crime?
2008/06/121244
We are presenting the analysis and materials from the project which was funded by Embassy of United States “Protecting Journalists’ Confidential Sources and Repealing the Criminal Defamation Legislation”.
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“Protecting the Journalist’ confidential sources” SURVEY REPORT
2008/06/122129
We are excited to deliver and present to you the research report and outcomes collected and done within the scope of “Amendments in the journalist’s right to protect own source and provisions on slander and defamation in the Criminal Code” project financed by the USA Embassy.
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Act now to stop online censorship on World Press Freedom Day
2008/05/071518
World Press Freedom Day on 3 May highlights the importance of freedom of the press, and reminds governments to uphold their citizens’ right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It’s also a chance for us to reflect on the damage caused to individuals when freedom of the press is denied.
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Final Report
2008/05/051376
Globe International has completed a six-months project titled “Protecting the Journalists’ Confidential Sources and Repealing the Criminal Defamatory Legislation’. The project was ran from September 30, 2007 till April 30, 2008 by a project staff consisted from three persons in cooperation with two Draft Legislation Teams involved in total 10 members.
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State Secrecy and Freedom of Information
2008/03/192054
We would like to express our thanks to the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar for providing an opportunity to make this report available. The Constitution of Mongolia declares that “The fundamental principles of the activities of the State shall be democracy, justice, freedom equality and national unity and respect for the law” by its article 1.2 The main principles of democracy are guaranteed by transparency and openness. Information is fundamental and vital in the good governance. |
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Civil servant blocks journalist’s attempt to broadcast news
2008/02/172105
On January 16, 2008, a meeting was held at the State Center for Civil Registration in Bayan-Ulgii to discuss printing equipment that had been out of commission for a month. During the meeting, responsibility for the problem was placed on I. Lazat, the officer in charge of passport issues, and finance officer B. Saule. |
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Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières
2008/01/032272
Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières Press release 2 January 2008 PRESS FREEDOM IN 2007 - 86 journalists killed in 2007 - up 244% over five years. Iraq, Somalia and Pakistan the most deadly countries. - At least two journalists arrested each day in 2007 - More than 2,600 websites and blogs shut down in a year |
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Mongolia’s defamation law provisions inadequately clarified
2007/11/232287
October 29th,2007 Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Mongolia has issued interpretations of provisions of the Law of Defamation in order to provide a uniform understanding and thus ensure the correct application of the legislation. The interpretations apply to Articles 110 and 111 of the Mongolian Criminal Code and primarily involve legal definitions pertaining to a range of defamation terms, including “reputation”, “honor”, “insulting”, “libelous defamation” and “damage”. |
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Draft Legislation Team meeting
2007/11/061999
The Draft Legislation Team meeting, held at Globe International NGO, included participation from H.Naranjargal, B.Galaarid, S.Bayar, P.Oyuntsetseg, D.Saranchimeg, M.Altan-Ulzii, G.Davaakhuu, and D.Munkhburen
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Protecting Journalists’ Confidential Sources and Repealing the Criminal Defamation Legislation
2007/10/171919
Globe International is launching a six-month project from October 1, 2007, “Protecting Journalists’ Confidential Sources and Repealing the Criminal Defamation Legislation”, to provide greater protection for Mongolia’s media.
The project, funded by the US Embassy, is aimed at promoting the media’s role in contributing to transparent and accountable governance and curbing corruption by improving legal protections for reporters. The overall objective of the project is to draft legislation on the protection of journalists’ sources and to make amendments to Mongolia’s Criminal Law pertaining to defamation to make the legislation consistent with international standards. |