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Crimes against children increases in Mongolia

Old News! Published on: 2018.08.31

Crimes against children increases in Mongolia

President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga received was held meeting with authorities of government organisations regarding child safety in connection to the beginning of a new academic year.

At the meeting President Battulga had mentioned, “In 2017, 1,752 children became victims of 1,692 crimes, whereas, in the first six months of 2018, the number of child victims increased by 40 percent against the same period of the previous year. Last year, 127 children lost their lives untimely, and 187 children became victims of sexual violence, with the age of the victims getting increasingly younger,” and outlined urgent measures to be taken by the government organizations.

At the initiative of the President, an open discussion themed Improving Implementation of State Policies to Protect Children and Women Against Violence, Public Participation and Control took place in November, 2017, as a result of which the National Police Agency established a Division for Prevention of Crimes Against Children.

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