Freedoms of opinion and Expression
2014/09/16
In the second UPR cycle in 2015 the Globe International Center as member
of the HR NGO Forum was produced the submission "Freedoms of opinion
and Expression". The topics of the draft submission were discussed at a civil society meeting held on August 2, 2014.
The topic of this particular submission was not amongst those included in the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council, but the selection of this topic is justified for the reason that even after the 2010 NGO submission to the UNHRC, the situation concerning the freedoms of opinion and expression for Mongolian citizens has become alarming due to current political, legal and regulatory conditions, particularly since the Government has taken steps towards restricting digital freedoms and public officials have increased their pace in filing criminal defamation cases.
FREEDOMS OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION
The topic of this particular submission was not amongst those included in the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council, but the selection of this topic is justified for the reason that even after the 2010 NGO submission to the UNHRC, the situation concerning the freedoms of opinion and expression for Mongolian citizens has become alarming due to current political, legal and regulatory conditions, particularly since the Government has taken steps towards restricting digital freedoms and public officials have increased their pace in filing criminal defamation cases.
FREEDOMS OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION