A/HRC/21/35 Lastly, in conjunction with other United Nations agencies and civil society organizations, OHCHR celebrated key international events, including the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign, World Habitat Day, International Women’s Day, World Indigenous People’s Day, World Press Freedom Day and the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by co-organizing public forums, film projections and press conferences, and printing information and advocacy materials, including opinion columns in major newspapers. 62. Liaising with the media and promoting press engagement on human rights issues is another core part of the Office’s work. In addition to holding coffee briefings for the press and supporting the missions of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, OHCHR piloted a training programme for 24 local media practitioners on human rights standards in journalism in October 2011. In 2011/12, financial grant support was focused on children’s rights. A grant provided to the local non-governmental organization Mith Samlanh (“Friends”) saw 180 street children and young people gaining a better understanding of their basic rights through interactive classroom discussions that culminated in art work and a public performance. Financial support was also provided to the association Pour un Sourire d’Enfant to produce videos to raise awareness of sexual abuse, domestic violence and slavery, which to date have been screened before more than 3,200 students from institutions and public schools supported by the association. VII. Reporting and follow-up 63. Cambodia continued to evince its strong treaty ratification record. The Government committed to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the end of 2012. OHCHR continued to assist Cambodia in complying with its periodic reporting obligations under the treaties to which it is a party. The State’s last outstanding report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is expected to be submitted later in 2012. Although the Government has taken steps to implement the report of the 2009 visit to Cambodia by the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, the report itself remains confidential. OHCHR urges the Government to make that report public. 64. The reporting period witnessed significant developments in the Government’s follow-up to the 91 universal periodic review recommendations accepted by Cambodia in December 2009. In July 2011, OHCHR, together with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Sweden and the European Union, supported the Cambodian Human Rights Committee in convening a meeting between civil society and ministries to formulate a basic framework and plan of action to implement the above-mentioned recommendations. This was the first meeting between a broad spectrum of civil society representatives and the Government on human rights issues for some years. Participants in the meeting heard from a representative of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysian, Suhakam, on that country’s experience in implementing universal periodic review recommendations. The Office worked closely with the Cambodian Human Rights Committee in the preparation of plans of action for each ministry, describing how the Government can implement the recommendations before Cambodia is considered for the second cycle of the review. During the reporting period, OHCHR supported the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia during his two missions to the country. 5 5 16 A/HRC/21/63 and Add.1.

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