Alert — Mongolia
13 December, 2010
SOURCE: Globe International NGO

On November 5, 6, and 8, 2010, a news producer and other staff members of the Eagle TV station received phone calls from officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The callers claimed that the TV station had broadcast inaccurate comments on the 3-hour live webcast from the UN 9th assembly of the UPR working group in Geneva, November 2. The officials also claimed that after the airing of the live webcast, the Government public reputation had been damaged. They demanded a copy of the webcast.

On November 2, 2010, the Mongolian human rights situation was reviewed and discussed by the UN Human Rights Council. The Eagle TV station transmitted the live webcast direct from the internet source.

The first part of the session was aired without interpretation or comment. After the speech of Mr D. Tsogtbaatar (Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary) the website was broadcast with Mongolian interpretation, up to the end of the webcast.

More: https://www.gic.mn/en/post/r/910