The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today expressed concern about developments in Mongolia. It called upon the authorities there to exercise the utmost restraint, to ensure that due process is followed in the case of any detentions, and to properly investigate the incidents leading to deaths and injuries.
The Office also noted that Mongolia is party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which stipulates that fundamental rights -- such as the right to life and the prohibition of torture -- cannot be suspended even in times of emergency. We have more on that upstairs.
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