A/HRC/30/6 with different countries, in 2013 Mongolia enacted regulations to provide assistance to citizens who became victims of human trafficking abroad. 15. The 2011 Law on Gender Equality contained several provisions for protecting and promoting the rights of women, including the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against women in the political, economic, social and family domains, as well as the introduction of a quota requirement for women’s participation at the decision-making level of the ministries, agencies and local governing organizations. The delegation of Mongolia noted significant achievement and progress in gender equality since the enactment of this law. Furthermore, prior to and during the legislative process of the Law, Mongolia organized public awareness activities and campaigns. An example of the positive outcome of both the enactment of the Law and the awareness raising campaigns was the increased number of complaints related to sexual harassment in workplaces that were received by the National Human Rights Commission and then transferred to the law enforcement agencies for investigation. 16. Mongolia established a National Committee on Gender Equality led by the Prime Minister, whose functions included the implementation of the Law and Mid-term Implementation Programme, in addition to 49 Gender subcommittees that oversaw the implementation of the Law in ministries, agencies, and local governing organizations. 17. The delegation of Mongolia discussed the 20 per cent quota requirement for women candidacy in the Parliament Election Law, and currently there were 11 women parliamentarians. There was an ongoing campaign to legislate a 30 per cent quota for women’s candidacy in Parliament and local elections. Also, 38 per cent of 1,300 business enterprises that were members of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry were managed by women CEOs. 18. In response to an advanced question concerning domestic violence, the delegation explained numerous measures that had been taken to combat domestic violence, such as a draft law on Combating Domestic Violence that was currently under review by the State of Great Khural. Moreover, in an effort to help victims of domestic violence, various measures were taken, including a shelter for victims of domestic violence established in Ulaanbaatar in 2014, in addition to shelter facilities established in seven provinces from 2013 to 2014; three One-stop Service Centres that provided medical, psychological, and legal services and counselling in Ulaanbaatar and one in Zavkhan Province; and the operation of a 107 and 108 hotline for emergency assistance to domestic violence victims. A police unit was also established to prevent and investigate child abuse and domestic violence, in addition to releasing statistics on domestic violence to the public. 19. The delegation of Mongolia highlighted the revised Law on Health and a Law on Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome were adopted in 2011 and 2012 respectively. These laws ban any restriction of human rights and freedoms due to HIV infection or AIDS and prohibit all forms of discrimination against such persons. 20. The delegation noted that child labour and corporal punishment still remained issues in Mongolia. The National Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour was enacted in 2011, and in the new draft Labour Code there were provisions to prohibit labour for those under the age of 15. 21. The delegation of Mongolia explained that there were no official records of complaints received by the police regarding discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and on alleged mistreatment and dismissal of their complaints by law enforcement and supervisory bodies. Nonetheless, greater attention was still necessary to ensure the effective implementation of recommendations made by relevant treaty bodies and the National Human Rights Commission on the rights of LGBT people in 5

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