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(e)
To enhance its efforts to resolve equitably and expeditiously land ownership
issues in a fair and open manner, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, by
strengthening the implementation of the 2001 Land Law, the Law on Expropriation, the
Circular on Settlement of Illegal Temporary Building in Cities and Urban Areas and the
National Housing Policy, 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;
(f)
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;
(g)
To make continuous 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;
(h)
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;
(i)
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, and drawing on the expertise gained
by Cambodian nationals working in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of
Cambodia;
(c)
Capacity-building to strengthen national institutions for criminal
investigation and law enforcement, as well as providing equipment necessary for these
ends;
(d)
Assisting the assessment of progress in human rights issues;
7.
Encourages the Government of Cambodia and the international community
to provide all necessary assistance to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of
Cambodia, which would help ensure the non-return to the policies and practices of the past,
as envisioned by the 1991 Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the
Cambodia Conflict;
8.
Takes note of the need to continue close consultations between the
Government of Cambodia and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
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