In the frame of the project “Monitoring free expression violations and supporting the rights of independent media” Globe International has proposed to convene a monitoring training for local project staff to transfer a monitoring skills by project partners IFEX and CJEX. The training workshop was conducted from 14 to 23 December 2005 at the training room of GI by Mr. David Kozak , IFEX expert and Mr.Oleg Panfilov director, Center of journalists in extreme situation and Mrs. Galina Arapova , media lawyer.

On the first part of the training workshop Mr.David Kozak , IFEX expert has instructed a project staff how to produce Action Alerts to the IFEX standard and how to investigate a case. There also was the extensive alerts training one on one with an Alerts coordinator.

Local monitors have learned also how to report action alerts and how to verify it through the use of multiple sources, how to classify it.

Mr.Oleg Panfilov and Ms. Galina Arapova Russian experts have focused more on that how to transfer a monitoring skills to the local staff such as how to find sources of monitoring, how to collect information, how to conduct initial monitoring, how to process and store monitoring results, it's technical requirements, legal aspects and categories.

On the third part of workshop a Mongolian lawyers Mr. Tsognyam and Mr.Bolorchuluun has introduced to jurisprudence of Mongolia and judicial practice and mass media and journalist's rights violation in Mongolia for the participants.

After the training Globe International has sighed a labour contracts with local monitors and instructed them. Project implementers believe that through this established monitoring network will be better documented a violations cases in Mongolia and more information than ever before will be seen by the international community.

Project staff which involved the monitoring training are as follows:

Ms.D.Munkhburen – project coordinator
Ms. Ch.Yeruulsuren - alert coordinator
Mr. G.Davaakhuu - lawyer
Ms. G. Narangarvuu - web editor, journalist
Ms. J. Enkhtuul - project assistant
Ms. J. Enkhjargal - project assistant
Mr. G.Enkhbaatar - local monitor for UB
Ms.A.Byambasuren – local monitor for West region
Mr.P.Batbold - local monitor for North-west region
Mr.S.Munlhdalai - local monitor for Central region
Ms.I.Baigalmaa -local monitor for East region
Mr.O.Ragchaasuren - local monitor for North region
Ms.Tuvshinjargal -local monitor for South region