Women members in the Mongolian parliament are working on amendments to the Law of Criminal Procedure. According to MP D.Oyunkhorol and M.Bilegt, the amendment will tighten punishment for child abusers; including life imprisonment for child molestation and rape. Furthermore, those imprisoned for child abuse will be forbidden to be included in any future amnesties.
Over 80 percent of child victims are abused by family members. A total of 519 rape case was registered in Mongolia in 2018 of which 238 the victims were children.
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