Mongolia: Special Rapporteur on Right to Education to visit

The Government of Mongolia has accepted the request for a visit by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Mr. Vernor Muñoz Villalobos, which will take place in late September to early October 2009.

The Special Rapporteur carries out country visits in view of his mandate which request him to report on the status of the progressive realisation of the right to education and promote, as appropriate, assistance to Governments in working out and adopting urgent plans of action to secure the progressive implementation, within a reasonable number of years, of the principle of compulsory primary education free of charge for all, bearing in mind, levels of development, the magnitude of challenge and efforts by Governments.

Date: 3 February 2009

Source: Human Rights Commission of Mongolia