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Mongolia, such as ministers, bankers and parliamentarians, Mr. L. had good
connections. In October 2008, the author also began to work at Mr. L.’s home as a
housekeeper to add to her income with a view to finishing her education and buying a
house.
2.3 In December 2008, Mr. L. raped the author and she became pregnant with her
son, G. Two days after the incident, a colleague, N., suggested that she should report
the rape to the police. The author went to a police station in Ulaanbaatar and filed
charges against Mr. L. Three or four days later, the police came to the hotel and took
Mr. L. for questioning. Mr. L. was released 72 hours later. He returned to the hotel
and told the author that she could not do anything to him because he had money and
connections. He also reminded her that he was in possession of her passport, birth
certificate and diploma.
2.4 Mr. L. forced the author to return to his house. She was no longer allowed to
work at the hotel. Mr. L. locked her in a small room in his house. While the author
was pregnant, he abused her regularly, both sexually and physically. One day, he
beat her, tied her up and attacked her with scissors, a knife and a fork.
2.5 Two months later, when Mr. L. omitted to lock her door, the author was able to
escape and made a complaint at a police station. The police took pictures of her
injuries and recorded her statements. Given that she had nowhere to go, she returned
to Mr. L.’s house. Later that evening, Mr. L. told her that the police had contacted
him and that he had bribed them, meaning that they would do nothing to protect her.
He then hit her again.
2.6 At the end of February 2009, the author managed to escape from Mr. L.’s
house again. She sought help from her former colleague, N., who took her to a
family house in a small Mongolian town, B. The author spent two months there. In
March 2009, two men forcibly removed her from the house and returned her to
Mr. L.
2.7 A few days later, the author managed to escape from Mr. L. ’s house. Her
former colleague, N., brought her to K., a small provincial Mongolian town. The
author spent a month there. At the end of March 2009, two men arriv ed and forced
her to return to Mr. L., who abused her again.
2.8 When the author’s pregnancy began to show, Mr. L. forced her to take pills to
induce miscarriage. Because that did not work, he beat her in an attempt to induce
miscarriage. One night, the author escaped from Mr. L.’s house again. She then
roamed the streets of Ulaanbaatar for four or five days because she had nowhere to
stay. Eventually, she contacted Ms. B., a smuggler, who helped her to flee to the
Netherlands.
2.9 In June 2009, she arrived in the Netherlands. On 25 August 2009, she
officially sought asylum. After several hearings and medical tests, the Immigration
and Naturalization Service notified her, on 25 January 2011, of its intention to reject
her request. According to the author, the Service found her statements credible but
did not believe that the Government of Mongolia was unwilling or unable to protect
her. On 24 February 2011, she submitted additional arguments in support of her
asylum request, emphasizing the situation of women in Mongolia and the structural
failure of the State to protect them. On 1 March 2011, the Service denied her asylum
request, finding no reason to expect that the Mongolian authorities would be unable
to provide her with effective protection.
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