Mongolia: National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia Act

8.1.1. A Commissioner has been nominated as a candidate for the President of Mongolia, or for the Member of the State Great Hural;
8.1.2. A Commissioner has been appointed or elected to another official position;
8.1.3. A Commissioner has requested on his/her own because he/she becomes unable to exercise his/her powers due to health conditions or for any other excusable reasons.

11.1.1. A Complainant must have had his/her complaint decided through an administrative process;
11.1.2. A Complainant must indicate, which rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution of Mongolia, laws and international treaties of Mongolia, have been violated;
11.1.3. The Complainant must write his/her own name, residential or postal address, and has signed it;
11.1.4. The Complainant must attach the name, address, phone-number and other related documents of the business entity, organisation, official or individual person who is implicated in the complaint;

13.1.1. To put forward proposals on any human rights-related issues;
13.1.2. To put forward recommendations and/or proposals on whether laws or administrative decisions are in conformity with the key human rights principles;
13.1.3. To put forward proposals on the implementation of international human rights treaties and/or drafting of Government reports thereon;

13.2.1. To conduct research on human rights issues and provide necessary information;
13.2.2. To collaborate with the international, regional and other national human rights institutions;
13.2.3. To produce reports on the human rights situation in Mongolia;
13.2.4. To increase public awareness about the laws and/or international treaties relating to human rights;
13.2.5. To promote human rights education activities;
13.2.6. To encourage ratification of and/or accession to the international human rights treaties.

14.1.1. To represent the Commission in domestic and/or foreign relations;
14.1.2. To appoint and/or release the Director of the Staff;
14.1.3. To deal with internal organisational matters of the Commission;

15.1.1. To accept and examine complaints;
15.1.2. To refuse to accept the complaints which do not meet the requirements provided in Art 11 of this Law;
15.1.3. To transfer complaints with respect to criminal and/ or civil cases and disputes to relevant authorities or officials according to their jurisdiction;
15.1.4. To explain to the Complainant what rights and duties he/she has with regard to the restoration of violated rights.

16.1.1. To take explanations in writing from the Complainant and relevant business entities, organisations, officials or individual persons and take explanations orally and take notes thereon if the Complainant is illiterate;
16.1.2. To summon the Complainant and relevant persons;
16.1.3. To have unrestricted access to any business entity or organisation and to participate in their meetings and conferences, and to meet in person with the relevant officials;
16.1.4. To obtain without any charge the necessary evidence, official documents and information from organisations and/or officials, and to get acquainted with them on the spot;
16.1.5. To appoint experts from the appropriate organisations in a case of necessity for the specialised knowledge, and to get their expert-opinions;
16.1.6. To transfer a complaint to the relevant authorities or officials according to their jurisdiction, if it is considered that this complaint has a nature of criminal or civil case during the course of examination;
16.1.7. To conduct alone an inquiry into the activities of business entities, organisations or officials, or jointly on the basis of a proposal by the competent State authority and their officials;
16.1.8. To access the confidential data/secrets of the State, organisation or individual person in accordance with procedure established by the relevant law, if Commissioners considers it necessary during the course of exercise of his/her powers;

17.1.1. To submit claims to the Courts with regard to issues of violations of human rights and freedoms by business entities, organisations, officials or individual persons to participate in person or through a representative in judicial proceedings in accordance with procedure established by the law;
17.1.2. To put forward requests to the competent authorities or officials with regard to imposing administrative sanctions on officials who, as he/she considers, have violated human rights and freedoms;
17.1.3. To demand organisations or officials to stop activities which violate human rights and freedoms, or which create conditions for such violations;
17.1.4. To decide the issues by way of conciliation of the parties.
17.1.5. To return a complaint to the Complainant if he/she considers it to be without grounds.

26.1.1. A citizen who has violated Art 3.4 of this Law shall be liable to a fine of Tg 5,000-40,000, an official to Tg 10,000-50,000, and a business entity or organisation to Tg 50,000-150,000 (Tugrug is national currency);
26.1.2. A citizen who has violated Art 19.4 and Art 23.4 of this Law shall be liable to a fine to Tg 10,000-50,000, an official to Tg 20,000-60,000 and a business entity or organisation to Tg 30,000-250,000.