The assessment of the human rights situation in Mongolia will be conducted by the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council in the afternoon on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 14:30 to 18:00 (GMT+1), during a session in Geneva with live streaming.
Mongolia is one of 14 countries that will be reviewed at the upcoming UPR session scheduled from November 3 to 14, 2025. Previously, the republic underwent reviews in November 2010, May 2015, and November 2020.
The composition of the UPR Working Group includes 47 member states of the Human Rights Council, but any member state or observer of the UN can participate in the country review.
The basis for the reviews consists of the following documents:
1) a national report submitted by the state itself;
2) data from reports by independent experts and human rights groups, also known as special procedures, as well as information from other UN bodies;
3) information from other stakeholders, including national human rights organizations, regional institutions, and civil society groups.
The three reports on which the review of Mongolia is based are available here.
The UPR represents a collective assessment of the human rights situation in all 193 UN member states. Since its first meeting in April 2008, all countries have undergone three reviews. In the fourth cycle, states are expected to present measures taken to implement recommendations from previous reviews, as well as a report on current human rights developments in their countries.
The Mongolian delegation will be led by Mr. Mönkhtushig Lkhanaajav, who serves as the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The speakers, or "troika," for the review of Mongolia will be representatives from three countries: Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Vietnam.
The UPR Working Group plans to adopt recommendations for Mongolia on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 14:30 to 18:00 (GMT+1). The country under review has the opportunity to express its position on these recommendations.
source: MiddleAsianNews
