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included general comment No. 34 of the Human Rights Committee on freedom of opinion
and expression, while new publications included an illustrated version of the Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights targeting indigenous communities and printed in
cooperation with the Indigenous Community Support Organization. In all, more than
75,000 copies of publications and other forms of information materials were disseminated
during the period under review. This included 424 sets of information materials to all
government high schools throughout the country in support of a government-led human
rights competition.
57.
The Office continued to provide small human rights libraries to universities and
State-run teacher training centres around the country, as well as major government
institutions. By end of June 2013, the Office will have delivered 70 sets of human rights
materials to 60 recipient institutions.
58.
Of all the grants funded by OHCHR during the period under review, two focused on
the media. One, which was given to the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media,
supported a training initiative for indigenous community representatives on the effective
utilization of media for indigenous rights advocacy. An earlier grant to Pour un Sourire
d’Enfant helped to produce three films – on sexual abuse, domestic violence and child
slavery – from a rights-based perspective. The films are currently being screened across
Cambodia.
59.
On Human Rights Day 2012, OHCHR staff participated in and monitored 31
community-led events in eight cities and provinces. In advance, the Office distributed 200
packs containing various materials to be used in celebrating the Day across the country. A
2-minute Khmer animation film on freedom of opinion, expression and assembly set in a
land dispute scenario was launched online and later shown at public events and training
courses. The Office also joined with United Nations agencies to celebrate other
international days, including World Press Freedom Day (with UNESCO) and the 16-day
campaign to end violence against women led by the United Nations Entity for Gender
Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). The Office also supported the
printing of public awareness-raising campaign leaflets on the national election, developed
by the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, and on
the rights of working women, by the Cambodian Labour Confederation. It also supported a
one-month radio programme on the rights of persons with disabilities conducted by the
Battambang-based Voice of the Blind organization.
VII. Treaty bodies, special procedures and the universal periodic
review
60.
In December 2012, Cambodia submitted its second periodic report under the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which had been overdue since 2002.
OHCHR provided extensive support to the Government in the preparation of this and other
overdue reports. With this report submitted, Cambodia, with the assistance of OHCHR, has
cleared its backlog of outstanding reports.
61.
The Office continued to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on the situation
of human rights in Cambodia during his missions to the country in December 2012 and
May 2013. Other requests for official missions by other special procedures mandate holders
were not accepted by the Government during the period under review. The SecretaryGeneral encourages the Government of Cambodia to continue its cooperation with the
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia and to consider inviting
also thematic special procedures mandate holders, in order to benefit from their specific
expertise.
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