Mongolia - Universal Periodic Review - LGBTQI+ Rights - April 2025
Country: Mongolia
Partners: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Centre of Mongolia
Issues: LGBTIQ+ Rights
Mechanism: Universal Periodic Review
Report Type: Stakeholder Report
The lack of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, and the authorities’ failure to investigate and penalize violence against LGBTQI+ people, weaken the effectiveness of existing protections. LGBTQI+ individuals continue to face widespread discrimination, violence, and institutional bias. There is a pervasive fear of reporting crimes due to distrust in law enforcement, and minimal confidence in the justice system. The Government’s failure to recognize same-sex unions denies LGBTQI+ individuals access to critical rights and benefits, further entrenching systemic inequalities.
Mongolia’s Law on the Legal Status of Human Rights Defenders contains vague provisions
that could be misinterpreted to restrict activities of human rights defenders, leaving them
vulnerable to legal harassment and financial constraints. LGBTQI+ advocates in Mongolia
face significant barriers to peaceful assembly. Authorities arbitrarily deny permits, and
efforts to challenge these denials in court have revealed judicial bias and derogatory
rhetoric.
