A/HRC/43/51/Add.2 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his visit to Mongolia Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. International and national legal frameworks ................................................................................. 3 A. International legal framework ............................................................................................... 3 B. National legal framework ..................................................................................................... 4 Situation of human rights defenders .............................................................................................. 5 A. General context ..................................................................................................................... 5 B. Corruption and independence of the judiciary ...................................................................... 6 C. Freedom of expression .......................................................................................................... 8 D. Access to information and participation in decision-making ................................................ 9 E. Freedom of association and of peaceful assembly ................................................................ 10 F. Access to justice and remedies ............................................................................................ 11 G. Specific groups of human rights defenders at risk ................................................................ 12 IV. National Human Rights Commission ............................................................................................ 15 V. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 III. 2