Office of the President renews the fight against domestic violence and corruption

Human Rights and Legal Policy Advisor to the President of Mongolia Ch.Unurbayar submitted to Speaker of Parliament Z.Enkhbold the draft of a national policy to strengthen accountability and justice to combat corruption and a draft law on domestic violence.
The 2012-2016 action plan of the government includes directives to make strict reforms to combat bureaucracy and corruption. President Ts.Elbegdorj initiated a national program to strengthen accountability and justice to combat corruption and to address the necessity to create mechanisms to implement measures included in the overall policy of national development to be taken against corruption. The development policy is based on Mongolia’s national security concepts and Millennium Development Goals for Mongolia.
The draft of the national policy consists of eight chapters and 12 basic directives. The President’s Office conducted research on the corruption laws of over 50 countries, and the strategies and programs against corruption of 48 countries. The draft reflects suggestions and ideas from public and professional organizations, Ch.Unurbayar added.
The Parliament of Mongolia approved an independent law to combat domestic violence in 2004, however, the rate of violence has not decreased and some believe that it has become a more serious problem ending in death, serious injury, and child abuse. Specialists who implement the law, organizations, and researchers who work on domestic violence issues say the reason for the rising severity of cases is that the law’s management is poor. They cite that the participation of relevant agencies and organizations addressing domestic violence is extremely generic and procedures to protect the safety of family members have fallen behind.
A working group developed the new draft law, adjusting legal management to combat domestic violence by putting the safety of victims first; to create a team of female specialists who will provide counseling; to protect people from repeated violence and abuse; and to strengthen the ties and cooperation of relevant agencies.
Ch.Unurbayar reported that around 20 studies and reports from domestic and international organizations, conducted from 2005 to 2013, were used in the development of the draft bill.
The draft law aims to uncover cases of domestic violence, end abuse, and prevent it from beginning, and to insure the health and safety of people living with domestic violence. It consists of six chapters with 42 purviews.