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(b) To enhance its efforts to combat corruption, including by the early enactment of an
anti-corruption law and its implementation;
(c) To continue to address, as a matter of priority, inter alia, the problem of impunity,
and 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;
(d) To enhance its efforts to resolve equitably and expeditiously land ownership issues in
a fair and open manner, in accordance with the 2001 Land Law, by strengthening the
implementation of the law through the development of national guidelines to clarify relevant
procedures, 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;
(e) To promote an environment conducive to the conduct of legitimate political activity
and to support the role of non-governmental organizations and media in order to solidify
democratic development in Cambodia;
(f) To make further efforts to improve human rights, especially those of women and
children, and to make additional efforts, in concert with the international community, to combat
key problems, such as human trafficking, issues related to poverty, sexual violence, domestic
violence and the sexual exploitation of women and children;
(g) To take all steps to meet its obligations under international human rights treaties and
to strengthen further its cooperation with United Nations agencies, including the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including through enhanced dialogue and
the development of joint activities;
(h) To continue to promote the rights and dignity of all Cambodians by protecting civil
and political rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, as well as economic, social
and cultural rights, in accordance with the rule of law, through the continuous and enhanced
implementation of the Rectangular Strategy and various reform programmes;
III. Conclusion
6.
Invites the Secretary-General, agencies of the United Nations system present in
Cambodia and the international community, including non-governmental organizations, to
continue to work with the Government of Cambodia in improving democracy as well as ensuring
the protection and promotion of the human rights of all people in Cambodia, including by
providing assistance in, inter alia, the fields of:
(a) Drafting various laws necessary for protecting and promoting human rights and
assisting the establishment of an independent national human rights institution;
(b) Capacity-building to strengthen legal institutions, including by improving the quality
of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and court staff;
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