Sunday, January 29, 2017

SHARE Spread Human Rights Knowledge in Newly Democratic Mongolia

SHARE Spread Human Rights Knowledge in Newly Democratic Mongolia

Matthew Lorin serves as president of XQ Institute, a company dedicated to revamping American education. Previously, Matthew Lorin co-founded the international Student Human Rights Exchange in order to assist nations during times of political transition or turmoil. The organization was designed to use technology to disseminate information in order to support cohesive societies. When Mongolia drafted its first democratic constitution in 1992, the concept of human rights was still foreign to many Mongolian citizens. They were unaware of their new rights, and state-run media outlets did little to spread helpful information. SHARE stepped in to help by establishing a human rights and development center at the National University of Mongolia. Equipped with computers and books from the United States, the center served as a resource for all things related to human rights and democracy. The organization and its founders were recognized before the House of Representatives for their impactful work in Mongolia and other fledgling democracies in 1993.