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The Mongolian authorities’ are failing residents of Ulaanbaatar with an urban redevelopment process that is putting thousands of people at risk of forced eviction and homelessness, Amnesty International said in a report published today.

Mongolia’s parliament became the latest to consign the death penalty to the history books, in a major victory for human rights in the country, said Amnesty International today.

The Mongolian parliament’s approval of a bill that aims to scrap the death penalty is a vital step towards full abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia, Amnesty International said today.

Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial law was declared in some areas to quell a fifth day of protests, Amnesty international said today. “The Chinese authorities must respect freedom of expression and assembly for protesters. Given the heavy handed repression of similar protests in [...]

Two years after five people died during the riot which erupted in Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian authorities have failed to prosecute any of the police officers suspected of responsibility for excessive and lethal use of firearms during the riot, Amnesty International said. On the second anniversary of the 1 July riot, Amnesty International urged Mongolian [...]

Ten police officers have been arrested and charged with premeditated murder, after five people were killed during riots in Mongolia last year. Four of the victims died from gunshot wounds during the riots in Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar on 1 July 2008. Violence broke out following allegations of widespread fraud in the parliamentary elections [...]

Втайне приводились в исполнение смертные приговоры. По имеющимся сведениям, пытки и жестокое обращение оставались обычным явлением в полицейских участках, тюрьмах и других местах содержания под стражей. Государство было не в состоянии обеспечить надлежащую защиту и помощь людям, ставшим предметом торговли. Горнодобывающие компании продолжали загрязнять источники питьевой воды. The death penalty was carried out in secret. [...]