A/HRC/42/60/Add.2 F. Paragraph 45 (page 13) The mention made in paragraph 45 which is referred to arresting and detaining drug users is based on a number of civil society organisations or groups of people who are not aware of the measures being taken currently. Drug users are not detained without involving drug offences or trafficking. On the contrary, drug users and addicts are encouraged and given numerous options so that they voluntarily go and receive rehabilitation and treatment services at temporary centres and communities. To this end, the Royal Government has been expanding rehabilitation and treatment services voluntarily and community-based municipal and provincial health facilities and various guidelines that suit the convenience of drug users and addicts, receiving rehabilitation and treatment services at communities and continuing to receive healthcare services and other social services without fear and discrimination. G. Paragraph 47 (page 13) The highlight of concerns in this paragraph was repeated in the past by various organisations. It is acknowledged that the provision of involuntary rehabilitation and treatment services, especially in detention facilities, is less effective than voluntary rehabilitation and treatment services, and community-based rehabilitation services; however, what has been done is to help drug addicts who cannot control themselves and may harm themselves or others in accordance with the provisions of Law on Drug Control. H. V. B. Participation and Partnerships (page 14) To date, a total of 5,466 local associations and non-governmental organisations have provided their documents to and registered with the Ministry of Interior (2,190 associations and 3,276 non-governmental organisations). After the Law on Associations and NonGovernmental Organisations came into effect, by the end of July 2019, a total of 870 local associations and non-governmental organisations registered with the Ministry of Interior (410 associations and 460 non-governmental organisations). On 21 June 2018, the Ministry of Interior organised its first forum on partnerships between the Royal Government and civil society organisations to review the cooperation situation between the two parties. As a result, an Inter-Ministerial Working Group led by the Ministry of Interior was established with representatives from relevant ministries and institutions and decided to hold the second forum on 17 January 2019 to review the cooperation situation between the two parties, with a total of roughly 450 participants from relevant ministries and institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia, sub-national level administrative officials, and approximately 218 civil society organisations and development partners. Based on the outcomes of the second forum, the civil society organisations have focused on the enforcement of the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations, the Law on Fiscal and the Restrictions of Action by local authorities in some areas. With regard to proposals and recommendations that could not be dealt with at the forum, the Ministry of Interior requested the Royal Government to forward them to relevant ministries and institutions. To ensure the implementation of Circular No. 040 dated 31 October 2018, the Ministry of Interior also issued Notification No. 598 dated 14 March 2019, tasking the municipal, provincial administrations with organising consultative forums for 2019, with the participations of experts, city, district, Khan, commune, Sangkat administration-related competent authorities, as well as associations, non-governmental organisations, and local communities. Up to now, almost all municipal, provincial administrations have already organised the first consultative forum for 2019 and are preparing the second one for 2019. The Ministry of Interior also took part in the Civil Society Days, the first forum to gather, share important events and stories of civil society, discuss key issues, development trends and challenges of the previous years, and set main priorities, working methods, and strategies under the theme of “Inclusive Partnerships for Democratic and Sustainable Development”, with representatives from relevant ministries of the Royal Government, 15