LocationsMongolia Strengthens Human Rights in Law Enforcement through Updated Procedures and Nationwide Training
October 22, 2026
Ulaanbaatar, 22 October 2026. Mongolia has taken steps to embed human rights, gender equality and anti-corruption principles in law enforcement through the revision of 23 police procedures, training for around 900 officers across all 21 provinces and updates to 25 university courses. Supported by the “Advancing human rights, gender equality, and anti-corruption in law enforcement in Mongolia” (ADVANCE-2) project, these results were presented at the conclusion of the 12-month project, led by the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from Luxembourg, Denmark and the Republic of Korea through UNDP Funding Windows.
At the closing learning event, representatives of the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs, the National Police Agency, the University of Internal Affairs, the General Executive Agency of Court Decisions, the National Audit Office and the National Human Rights Commission reviewed achievements and priorities for sustaining progress beyond the project.
With project support and technical advice from the National Human Rights Commission, the National Police Agency reviewed and revised 26 operating rules and procedures covering general duties, criminal investigation and public safety to strengthen their alignment with international human rights and gender equality standards. Of these, 23 have been in force since July 2026, while three await authorization from the Prosecutor General’s Office following a formal request. The agency also updated its procedure-development rules so that human rights standards inform future procedures.
Alongside these procedural updates, the project supported national training capacity through a training-of-trainers approach, certifying 65 trainers: 40 from the police and 25 from the court decision enforcement agency, including 29 women. These trainers delivered case-based learning to more than 700 police officers across all 21 provinces and 170 court decision enforcement officers from 12 provinces and Ulaanbaatar, combining nationwide reach with a practical focus. Insights from the sessions informed revisions to the police training manual, ensuring that officers’ learning experiences helped shape future training.
The project’s support extended from serving officers to the education of future police and internal affairs officers at the University of Internal Affairs. Using a human rights checklist developed with the National Human Rights Commission, university faculty reviewed 25 core courses. All 25 revised curricula have been approved for the 2026/2027 academic year, embedding human rights, gender equality and anti-corruption principles in professional education. A new 96-hour anti-corruption module, based on the United Nations Convention against Corruption, is also ready for use in police education.
“Human rights, gender equality, and the prevention of corruption should not be addressed separately, but rather in an integrated and mutually reinforcing manner. In a relatively short period, the ADVANCE-2 project has made an important contribution to translating national policy objectives into institutional practice by embedding these principles into the rules and procedures, training curricula, human resource development, and internal oversight systems of law enforcement institutions. This has been a valuable partnership. The Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs will continue to focus on integrating the project’s results into sectoral policies and institutional operations, while sustaining cooperation among partner institutions,” emphasized P. Orostogoo, Director of the Policy Implementation Coordination Department at the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs.
To strengthen gender-responsive governance and accountability, the University of Internal Affairs and the National Audit Office started UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, which integrates gender equality into planning, budgeting and service delivery. Contributions from 660 staff members, including 359 women and 301 men, informed draft gender equality action plans. An assessment of internal audit practices at the Ministry, the National Police Agency and the University against international standards also informed a draft internal audit procedure and a Mongolian translation of an international guide on auditing anti-corruption activities.
“What I value most is that the rules, the training and the university courses changed together, and that Mongolian institutions led the way. That is what makes change last,” said B. Enkhbold, Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission and member of the Project Steering Committee.
Partners will focus on applying the revised procedures, securing approval for the remaining three, embedding human rights and gender equality in regular professional development, and finalizing gender equality action plans. Increasing women’s participation in training remains a priority: women represented approximately 12 percent of police officers trained, compared with 40 percent of certified police trainers.
“Over the past 12 months, ADVANCE-2 project has reinforced the importance of embedding human rights, gender equality and anti-corruption in the policies, systems and everyday practices of Mongolia’s law enforcement institutions. As the project concludes, the integrated principles should be continuously implemented, with priority to sustain this progress by ensuring that these principles remain integral to institutional operations. UNDP thanks the Government of Mongolia, the National Human Rights Commission and partners Government of Luxembourg, Denmark and the Republic of Korea, and invites others who share this vision to join us in building on these results”, said Firuz Saidkhadzhaev, Climate Finance and Development Economist, UNDP Mongolia.
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