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purchasing power; (b) on efforts which have eliminated squatting in Cameroon; and (c) to
help in experience and efforts of religious harmony.
52.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo noted that the Government was invested in
guaranteeing fundamental freedoms and rehabilitating very plural traditional authorities
within a secular order. It commended the 1996 Constitution, whose provisions are in line
with international human rights texts. It said recent measures on misconduct and impunity
regarding law enforcement officials were encouraging. It inquired if the existence of
popular justice or lynching might undermine the new Code of Criminal Procedure and
where difficulties lied in implementing free primary education. It recommended the
Government implement its decision on the establishment of a Constitutional Court because
this would provide a final guarantee for all the democratic institutions.
53.
Noting with appreciation the importance attached to ensuring the right to a fair trial
and implementation of the action plan on judicial reform, including consolidation of
judicial independence, stronger anti-corruption measures and better application of laws, the
Republic of Korea understood the difficulties in implementing the Code of Criminal
Procedure completely, including resource constraints. It recommended that (a) in order to
overcome these problems, the Government strengthened further the cooperation with the
international community, including OHCHR and treaty bodies; and (b) that Cameroon
turned more attention to some serious issues of combating impunity for law enforcement
personnel and establishing an independent and effective national preventive mechanism.
54.
Indonesia commended Cameroon for making good governance its national priority
and its determined stand against corruption. Indonesia recommended to Cameroon that with
the support of and in cooperation with the international community; the government should
step up its efforts to provide free primary education to ensure the right to education of all
children in the country. It also recommended striving to provide adequate housing in order
to fulfil the right of families to decent housing conditions. It commended efforts to combat
corruption since becoming a party to the United Nations Convention against Corruption and
recommended that it continued to eradicate corruption in all its forms, through appropriate
legislation.
55.
Italy shared Cameroon’s concern for the minors living in the street which constituted
an especially vulnerable group of the population. It recommended that Cameroon adopt
effective measures to better guarantee the rights of homeless children and to implement the
recommendations of the CRC in this regard; develop a national strategy to guarantee better
access to education for all children and to include in its school system, at every level,
appropriate measures in the area of human rights education in accordance with the 20052009 Plan of Action of the World Program for Human Rights Education; and strengthen
measures to combat the phenomenon of FGM.
56.
Afghanistan noted the Government’s determination to improve the human rights
situation. It appreciated civil society participation in the preparatory process, and that
Cameroon had made considerable progress in human rights; welcomed the establishment of
a legal and institutional framework including for media; its work in the area of education,
the right to work and the right to health.
57.
Malaysia recognised challenges faced by Cameroon in human rights promotion and
protection and congratulated its continuous efforts and establishment of human rights
institutions. Malaysia noted disparities between children from rural areas and least
developed provinces with those in urban areas, asking about specific measures to address
these disparities. Malaysia recommended (a) that Cameroon considered adopting a
comprehensive strategy at all levels to combat all forms of violence against women,
including domestic violence; (b) to take appropriate measures to prevent and combat the
sale of children, children exploited in the labour market and child victims of commercial
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