ISBN: | 978-5-5148-7976-2 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Mongolian Gender Equality Center (MGEC) is a non-governmental organization based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was established in 2002 with the aim of defending human rights and promoting gender equality. Its main focus has been on the issue of human trafficking, which it tackles through prevention programmes, legal advocacy and lobbying, and shelter and counseling services for victims (VOTs). Between 2007 and December 2009 the center provided support and assistance to over 280 Mongolian VOTs, of which 143 were successfully repatriated to Mongolia from 8 different countries.