ULAANBAATAR, Nov 25 — The arrest abroad of Mongolia’s most senior judge on allegations that he groped a woman has sparked a fierce debate over his country’s lack of laws against sexual harassment. The constitutional court judge, Odbayar Dorj, was detained by airport police in South Korea at...
There are no laws against sexual harassment in Mongolia, something activists hope to remedy. — Reuters pic
“If a Mongolian flight attendant is harassed, they can’t speak up because there is no law to protect them,” said Arvintaria Nordogjav, of the National Centre Against Violence. But in Mongolia, Odbayar’s case has stirred up the issue again, and rights groups have made fresh demands that parliament creates legislation to protect against such behaviour.
“The reason why parliament removed it from criminal law is that the action was taken in the same vein as sexual violence, so it was unfair for men,” said parliament member Oyunkhorol Dulamsuren.The gender equality law says all organisations must have their own sexual harassment policy—but there are no repercussions if they do not.
According to a 2017 NHRC survey, 63 percent of those surveyed had experienced sexual harassment from their boss.This leaves victims in a vulnerable position if they speak out.
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