We are organizing an event which marks the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights. This event consists of two parts as follows: I. 15 June 2018 (9:00 AM-13:30 PM) International Symposium: “Freedom of Speech: its Historical Importance and its Current State” We will present internationally recognized guest speakers. Please refer to the attached symposium poster. II. 15 June 2018. (6:00PM-10:00PM) International classical music concert: “Benefit For Universal Rights”. We will use the proceeds for our “Turquois Development Club” project, an environmental awareness program for children and teens. Our concert is quite unique. In addition to presenting professional classical artists, we are also showcasing talented performers who has successful careers in international law.

The mother lake Khuvsgul is on the gallows Khuvsgul Aimag is unique in its natural beauty and remarkable source of water, forest and pasture land of Mongolia. Unfortunately, this region is also richly endowed with different natural resources and that’s why it has become a target of people whose priority is just profit and not natural balance. Since 70% of fresh water of Mongolia belongs to Khuvsgul Aimag, the dangerous associated with mining pose an acute problem not only to the region but also to the national security of Mongolia. In the early 90s, the famous journalist Ts. Baldorj exposed the mining issue in his article “Mother Lake is on the Gallows”. We are reproducing this article here after twenty-eight years. (more…)

„Universal Rights and Development“ NGO is organising internships in Mongolia for law school students from Santa Clara University (USA). The interns will be placed at Judicial Research, Information and Training Institute under the Judicial General Council of Mongolia, and in the law firm Mongol Advocates from the 10 June through 10 July 2018.

Universal Rights and Development (URD) will hold a „Freedom of Speech: Its historical impostance and its current state“ symposium on the 15th of June 2018. Human rights specialists, lawyers and researchers from the USA, Japan, Korea and Mongolia will present. Last year, we held an international symposium „IBCA 2017“ which addressed the challenging issues of international arbitration vis-a-vis domestic courts. This year’s symposium will be special because we will follow it up with our first international cultural event „Benefit For Universal Rights“. This will be a benifit concert, the proceeds of which will go toward the „Turqouise Development Club“ project, which aims to develop the ecological awareness of high school students.