A/HRC/RES/18/25 amendment to the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; (f) The efforts made by the Government of Cambodia in combating corruption, including the implementation of the new penal code and the anti-corruption law as well as the commencement of activities of the Anti-Corruption Unit; (g) The efforts made by the Government of Cambodia in combating trafficking in persons for both sexual and economic exploitation; (h) The efforts made by the Government of Cambodia to resolve land issues through, inter alia, the implementation of relevant laws and regulations as well as dialogue with relevant stakeholders; (i) The commitments made and the progress achieved by the Government of Cambodia to adhere to and implement its obligations under international human rights treaties and conventions, including its commitment to establish a national human rights institution and to encourage that this be done upon sufficient consultation with relevant stakeholders; (j) The efforts made by the Government of Cambodia to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in October 2010; (k) The efforts made by the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, especially in resolving complaints from individuals; (l) The efforts and progress made by the Government of Cambodia in promoting decentralization and deconcentration reform with the aim of achieving democratic development by strengthening subnational and grass-roots institutions; 5. Expresses its concern about some areas of the human rights situation in Cambodia, and urges the Government of Cambodia: (a) To continue to strengthen its efforts to establish the rule of law, including through the adoption and further implementation of essential laws and codes for establishing a democratic society; (b) To continue its efforts at judicial reform, including through the swift adoption and implementation of the above-mentioned three basic laws in order to ensure the independence, impartiality, transparency and effectiveness of the judicial system as a whole, as well as the transfer of knowledge of court officials at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the sharing of good practices at the Court; (c) To continue its efforts to combat corruption, including through the implementation of an anti-corruption law; (d) To continue to enhance its efforts to investigate urgently and to prosecute, in accordance with due process of law and its obligations under international human rights treaties, all those who have perpetrated serious crimes, including violations of human rights; (e) To enhance its efforts to resolve equitably and expeditiously land ownership and tenure issues in a fair and open manner, taking into consideration the rights of and the actual consequences for the parties concerned and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, such as the 2001 Land law, the Law on Expropriation, the Circular on Settlement of Illegal Temporary Building in Cities and Urban Areas and the National Housing Policy, as well as by strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of relevant institutions, such as the National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution and cadastral committees at the national, provincial and district levels; 3

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