A/HRC/33/62 of Discrimination against Women. According to the information provided to the Special Rapporteur in March, the report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the follow-up report to the Human Rights Committee and the responses to the list of issues posed by the Committee against Torture should be submitted by the end of 2016. Meanwhile, the report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is scheduled for submission in mid-2017. The Special Rapporteur also learned that the (optional) universal periodic review mid-term report is nearing completion and will be submitted in 2016. The Special Rapporteur strongly recommends that the Government develop a rolling timetable to ensure reporting requirements are met in a timely manner. This is particularly important when different entities – many cross-ministerial – lead on reports to treaty bodies. A clear timetable would also assist in ensuring involvement of civil society and other stakeholders in the preparation of reports. 57. Cambodia is a party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. As such, it is required to establish an independent national preventive mechanism that is institutionally and financially independent of the Government. The current arrangement in place is intragovernmental, and therefore lacks the independence required. The Special Rapporteur was encouraged to learn from the Minister of the Interior that a ministerial working group had been created and tasked with reviewing the situation, in accordance with the Optional Protocol. She encourages relevant parties to take the opportunity to create a truly independent structure involving members of civil society. Cambodia should also consider publishing the two most recent reports of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture. 58. As at May 2016, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Cambodia and the United Nations on the field presence of OHCHR had not been signed. Given the support provided by OHCHR to various government ministries and other stakeholders, this has potential repercussions for the situation of human rights in Cambodia. It is important that the Memorandum be concluded as soon as practicable. X. Communications to the Government 59. Between April 2015 and May 2016, four urgent appeals and five allegation letters were communicated to the Government, most by special procedures. The subject matters included housing, the freedoms of assembly, expression and association, arbitrary detention, and human rights defenders (see A/HRC/30/27, A/HRC/31/79, A/HRC/32/53 and A/HRC/33/32). As at May 2016, no replies had been received. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to respond to the communications in order to facilitate understanding of the issues. XI. Conclusions 60. Cambodia has undergone a dramatic transformation since the mandate was established. It is nonetheless clear that many recommendations made by previous mandate holders have yet to be fully implemented. The current mandate holder therefore finds herself reiterating the findings of her predecessors; indeed, most of the recommendations made in the present report have already been raised directly in discussions with government ministers. Others are relevant to communications and/or reflect recommendations made by treaty bodies commenting on periodic reports submitted by the State or supported by it during the universal periodic review. The Government of Cambodia is encouraged to reflect on all the recommendations made. Preparing a realistic timetable for responding to and addressing recommendations 17