INDEPENDENT MEDIA
Media legal reform
The project was financially
supported by Network Media Program of the Open Society
Institute-Budapest and project goal was to sustain and
promote the democratic media through assistance in creation
of more favorable legal environment and defense of media
freedom
Activities
Report:
Mongolia in Transition. An Analysis of Mongolian Laws
Affecting Freedom of Expression and Information
Round-table:
Media Law Reform and its need
The round table was
held on May 28-29, 2001 in Ulaanbaatar. 2 experts: Ms.
Helen Darbishire and Mr. Boris Bergant and 40 Mongolian
participants attended the round table. Representatives
of Mongolian Journalists' Union, Mongolian Free and
Democratic Journalists Association, and Mongolian Newspaper
Association, and journalists and 20 persons- Chairmen
of the Citizen's Representative Hural (Local Parliament
in the provinces) had been invited to the round table.
Half-day seminar
Principles of Public Broadcasting was held on 8th May
2002 in the Government House in cooperation with Good
Governance for Human Security Program, the Mongolian
Government Program financed by UNDP. The seminar was
organized with support of H.Enhbold, PM and he opened
and concluded the seminar. 4 persons including Parliament
members, representatives on Mongolian National Radio
and TV, NGOs, Strengthening Human Rights Program, UNDP
and National Commission of Human Rights attended the
seminar. H.Naranjargal, project leader introduced wqith
the present legal situation of broadcasting in Mongolia.
Toby Mendel and Ken Battarcharjee, ARTICLE 19 experts
spoke on the following themes:
- The nature and the role of
public broadcasting
- Management of PSB and public control
- Contents of Programming and Public Financing
- Drafting PSB law. Appropriateness for Mongolia
Presentations:
Report
on analyze on Mongolian laws, H. Naranjargal (Mongolian)
Freedom
expression in Mongolia, Ch. Chimed, The project Consultant
(Mongolian)
The
present situation broadcast media in Mongolia, Yu. Erdenetuya,
PH.D (Mongolian)
The 1st day of the
round table more concerned on public service broadcasting
and media freedom issues.
Draft
law on National Radio and TV
Memorandum
on Law of Mongolia on National Radio and TV by Toby
Mendel, ARTICLE 19
Recommendation
on the Law Draft by H.Darbishire and B.Bergant (Mongolian)
Public
Service Handbook for legislators (Mongolian)
- The project produced series
" Journalist and Law"
· Mongolian laws and law provisions related to media
(Mongolia)
The brochure contains 91 Mongolian
laws and law provisions related to media.
·Democratic
Election and Media (Mongolia)
The brochure contains Election coverage principles for
media and journalists, guidelines for the Government
and Media. It includes election guidelines of ABC and
BBC and full texts of laws on Parliamentarian and Presidential
Elections, Law on Local Parliament and Law Referendum.
·
Freedom of expression (Mongolian)
The book contains Chapters on Freedom expression and
media freedom in Mongolia, freedom of expression as
essential human rights, right to know and European Union,
and international laws and documents on the theme such
as relevant provisions of Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, Ten Commandants of Free Press, Free Press Chart
and others.
·
Public Service Broadcasting
The brochure includes translations of Comparative survey
on public broadcasting by Toby Mendel, ARTICLE 19, Concepts
and role of Public Service Broadcasting, Warner Ramshorst,
European Commission, Ensuring and Protecting Freedom
of Public Service, Helen Darbishire, OSI and other materials
provided by Mongolian experts.
·
Libel and defamation
The brochure contains Survey on Libel and Defamation
Cases conducted by MFOS, translations Freedom of Expression
and Legislation on Defamation, ARTICLE 19 and materials
of international experts; Galina Arapova and Willem
Altes worked in Mongolia in December 1999. It also includes
the relevant provisions of Mongolian Laws; Civil Code,
Criminal Code and Resolutions of Supreme Court.
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