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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;
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