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To gather and distribute information concerning Southern (Inner) Mongolian human rights situation and general human rights issues;

To promote and protect ethnic Mongolians’ all kind of rights such as basic human rights, indigenous rights, minority rights, civil rights, and political rights in Southern Mongolia;

To encourage human rights and democracy grassroots movements in Southern Mongolia;

To promote human rights and democracy education in Southern Mongolia;

To improve the international community’s understanding of deteriorating human rights situations, worsening ethnic, cultural and environmental problems in Southern Mongolia;

Ultimately, to establish a democratic political system in Southern Mongolia.

SMHRIC statement to CECC hearing "The PRC's Universal Periodic Review and the Real State of Human Rights in China"

           ...  In the last ditch of effort to erase the Mongolian language from Southern Mongolia, in September 2023, the government of China officially ordered ALL Mongolian schools, from kindergartens to colleges, to teach ALL subjects in Chinese exclusively. This concludes China’s three-year long language erasure campaign to remove Mongolian language completely from the entire educational system in Southern Mongolia. A trainee who managed to leave China and arrived in the United States recently told us that he and all of his Mongolian coworkers were put to this training for 2 months. During the training, they must denounce their “narrow nationalism” and “nationalistic feeling”, and embrace the “Chinese Nationality Common Identity”. They must provide all of their social contacts and the details of social media activities to the authorities. Toward to the end of the training, they were forced to confess their supposed “mistakes” including their past gatherings where they wore Mongolian traditional clothes and sung Mongolian songs. They were warned that these are the mistakes that are against with the spirit of “Chinese nationality common identity”. They had to answer multiple questionnaires designed to assess their “ideological improvement”. One of the  ....

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Imprisoned Mongolian Christian in 'critical condition' after starved, forced to drink toilet water

           ...  In a case that has raised significant human rights concerns, a 28-year-old Mongolian Christian imprisoned on trumped-up charges is in critical condition after facing severe persecution in a high-security prison in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. According to U.S.-based persecution watchdog ChinaAid, Alamus, also known as Alamusha, originally from the Xilingol League of Inner Mongolia, was a student at the Shanghai Theater Academy. During a winter break in 2013, he attended a classmate reunion in his hometown when an altercation broke out at the event. Although Alamusha did not participate in the fight, he was charged as the main offender and sentenced to 15 years for intentional injury. Alamusha's plight came to light following a video released by his aunt, which has been circulating on Chinese social media. The video alleges that Alamusha has been tortured in solitary confinement for nearly two months, with his life in imminent danger, because he refused to plead guilty to his “crimes.” She claims that he was beaten by police officer Nie Yonggang and a gang member, resulting in a perforated eardrum. However, following his complaint to the prison authorities, Alamusha was reportedly placed in solitary confinement, shackled, and deprived  ....

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SMHRIC statements at the 16th Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues

           ...  Thank you, madam Chair! My name is Enghebatu Togochog. I represent the Mongolian people in China. I would like to bring to your attention two major issues faced by the Mongolians. The first is China’s new language policy that aims at the total eradication of Mongolian language. Despite the region-wide mass protest, the Central Government of China forcibly implemented the policy and imposed a total ban of Mongolian language this September. Let me repeat it again: Mongolian language is completely banned in the so-called “Autonomous Region” and neighboring Mongolian areas within the borders of the People’s Republic of China. “Speak Chinese and become a civilized person” is an official slogan, publicly advocating “Chinese supremacy”. Textbooks are completely converted to Chinese in all schools. Ignoring its own constitution, the Chinese Government announced that Chinese is the only official language in China; Mongolian books and publications are banned; Mongolian scripts, signs and sculptures are taken down from streets, parks and buildings; even extracurricular learning and teaching of Mongolian is outlawed; Without making any formal amendment to the constitution, the Chinese National Congress announced  ....

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A letter to UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence and Impartiality of Judge and Lawyers

           ...  We write you on behalf of the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, the World Mongol Federation US Chapter, the InterMongol Network as well as Mongolians in the Unites States who are concerned about human rights conditions of Mongolian peoples around the world. It has come to our attention that you will be visiting Mongolia to assess the independence and impartiality of Mongolia’s judiciary system. In connection with your visit, we would like to bring to your attention the case of Mr. Munkhbayar Chuluundorj.  We seek your agreement to directly bring to the attention of the Mongolian government, the concerns we have regarding the egregious manner in which the laws of Mongolia have been subverted in the trial and sentencing of Mr. Munkhbayar. Mr. Munkhbayar Chuluundorj is a citizen of Mongolia and a long time writer, human rights defender, journalist and a member of the Confederation of Mongolian Journalists. As part of his journalism, Mr. Munkhbayar has been one of the most vocal critics of the current Mongolian Government’s relationship with China. He has also been a strong supporter of national freedom for occupied parts of the historical Mongolian nation, including Southern Mongolia (“Inner Mongolia”)   ....

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