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those individual actors in judiciary still can uphold their political rights as guaranteed under
Article 35 of the Constitution, which allow them to participate in political activities and to
join any political parties they chose. Moreover, the three fundamental laws governing the
justice system do not prohibit such right. However, according to the Law on the Status of
Judges and Prosecutors, specifically in sections 9, 10 and 11 related with duties, disciplinary
sanctions and judicial charges of judges and prosecutors, they must be neutral and abide by
the rules and procedures in case proceeding and decision-making process when they are in
office, failing which they will be subject to disciplinary sanctions.
To improve the court quality and integrity in applying the laws and regulations, the reform is
also working on the reviewing of the four fundamental laws (criminal code, criminal
procedure code, civil code and civil procedure code) regulating court performance and
proceeding to conform with the international standard and the local context of Cambodia as
those laws had been drafted by the foreign experts in the past 10 years and some concepts
brought in by those foreign experts are not applicable according to the context of Cambodia.
In the framework of law and judicial reform, the Royal Government has a strong commitment
to promote the independence of judicial power and improve justice services to gain support
and confidence from citizens. However, the recent legitimate law enforcement actions against
some law-breaking individual politicians, political parties, media outlets and NGOs have
always been politicized under the banner of human right and democracy which linked them
to the issue of independence of judiciary. Without due consideration of legal and factual
perspectives, some countries have criticized the above-said measures and pressured the
government to interfere into the internal affairs of the court, which is a clear violation of
democratic principle of separation of power guaranteed in our Constitution.
We noted with regret that their reactions are politically motivated and prejudicially biased
with double standards, considering their different treatment towards the former Cambodia’s
opposition party and various countries on similar issues of democracy and respect for human
rights. However, we have no choice and law enforcement was the only legitimate and
necessary way to defend Cambodia's independence and sovereignty. Cambodia needs peace,
stability and development. Our bitter experience of wars and genocide with foreign meddling
for nearly three decades has made us fully conscious of the imperative need to maintain our
hard-earned peace and stability and to strengthen the rule of law in order to ensure that our
rapid national development will continue unimpeded and the past tragedies will not be
repeated in our society.
Ministry of Health
A.
Identification of Indicators, Indicator Targets and Provision of Data
Page 8, Paragraph 28
The Special Rapporteur notes that Sustainable Development Goal 3.8 (SDG3.8) “providing
access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all” of the Cambodian Sustainable
Development Goals (CSDGs) does not reflect the human rights aspects.
Response:
Cambodia focuses its efforts on providing healthcare services nationwide, which is reflected
in the key indicators of the Annual Health Progress Report set forth in the Health Strategic
Plan 2016-2020 and in the National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023. SDG3.8 is
comparable with CSDG3.9 that has two representing indicators.
B.
Treatment of Drug-users
Page 13, Paragraph 44
The Special Rapporteur notes that the CSDGs exclude Amphetamine-type Stimulants.
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