Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center

Herders Took to the Streets again in Southern Mongolia

SMHRIC

June 20, 2012

New York


Herders took to the streets in Urad Middle Banner of Southern Mongolia (SMHRIC photo)

Riot police seal shut the streets of Haliut Town, Urad Middle Banner (SMHRIC photo)

On June 19, 2012, hundreds of Mongolian herders took to the streets of Haliut Town, capital city of Urad Middle Banner ("wu la te zhong qi" in Chinese, banner is equivalent to county), Bayannuur Municipality ("ba yan nuo er shi" in Chinese), Southern (Inner) Mongolia, protesting the illegal expropriation of their grazing land and failure to make compensation to the herders by the local government.

Holding a long banner reading "Corrupt officials are occupying herders' grazing land; Herders are demanding justice", the herders marched toward the Banner Government building. Riot police were immediately deployed and the streets and parks were sealed shut in the town.

According to an email communication sent by protestors to the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC) from Urad Middle Banner, thousands of Mongolian herders across the Banner have lost most of their grazing lands either to government backed development projects or to private Chinese businesses under the name of "protecting the eco-system and recovering the grassland". Protestors noted that the local government failed to compensate to the herders for their loss of grazing land and infrastructures.

A document posted on the "Religion and Mongolian Language Net of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region", an official site of the Autonomous Region, stated that affected herders are entitled to compensation up to 5000 yuan (approx $800 USD) per person. The document also revealed that "livestock grazing prohibition policy has been implemented on 520,000 hectare grazing land, affecting 1,325 herder households with 4,363 herders" in this Banner.

Internet posts on personal blogs and discussion forums are deleted immediately by the Chinese authorities. Phone calls to Mongolian schools and local police stations in the Banner remain unanswered.

News media interested in the event might try these phone numbers to obtain more info:

职务	姓名	联系电话
党政综合办主任	郭永宏	13337019068
社会事务办主任	燕美云	13304781129
经济发展办主任	其木格	13948390481
城镇管理办主任	李艳菊	13948986782
农牧业服务中心主任	查干	15947484466
人口和计划生育服务中心主任	包金晓	13847827843
文化卫生服务中心主任	袁金凤	13847834885
兽医站主任	赵炳国	13947380267
温更矿区管委会主任	贺耀明	13947881219
温更矿区管委会副主任	程强	13947865287
司法所所长	郭玉珍	15134998098
草原监理站站长	吉日嘎拉	13314780569
西郊社区总支书记	任慧祥	13847830209
乌兰大街社区总支书记	白志军	15804780400
花园东路社区总支书记	史丽萍	13847856638
哈萨尔社区总支书记	王帅	13947860410
教育路社区总支书记	湖庆	15048820776
巴音路社区总支书记	徐晓娟	13789781388
汗宝格图嘎查支书	吉日干斤	13847832498
汗宝格图嘎查嘎查达	那达来	15547890635
哈日朝鲁嘎查支书	朝格巴特尔	13948187507
哈日朝鲁嘎查嘎查达	额尔登孟克	13789780444
巴音满都呼嘎查支书	额尔登木图	13624780462
巴音满都呼嘎查嘎查达	海.巴特尔	13847850079
阿拉腾呼少嘎查支书	巴雅尔	13947889914
阿拉腾呼少嘎查嘎查达	丁布利	13514880168
希日朝鲁嘎查支书	巴特尔	13947800025
希日朝鲁嘎查嘎查达	六十二	15847840162
呼日木图嘎查支书	孟克	13848580123
呼日木图嘎查嘎查达	特木乐巴根	13847830165
巴仁宝勒格村支书	杨勇	13947830841
巴仁宝勒格村主任	王东升	13614780315
巴彦塔拉村支书	张挨兵	13190860600
巴彦塔拉村主任	张挨兵	13190860600

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