A/HRC/30/30
Commission on Human Rights, Complaints and Investigation of the National Assembly,
the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia and leading civil
society representatives have participated in debates on various issues.
60.
During the period under review, the dissemination of publications and other
information materials by OHCHR increased in both English and Khmer. OHCHR
Cambodia printed more than 40 titles in the two languages, including several OHCHR core
publications in Khmer, such as the Civil Society Handbook and the Handbook for
Parliamentarians. Its expanding work on business and human rights was supported by the
publication of a Khmer/English version of a United Nations interpretive guide entitled “The
Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights”, which the Office distributed to
various chambers of commerce and businesses. OHCHR also distributed approximately
5,000 copies in Khmer and English of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights, and 2,000 copies of the OHCHR picture book entitled “Protect, Respect, Remedy:
A Guide on Business and Human Rights”. OHCHR had translated in Khmer and
disseminated the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee adopted in
March 2015 (CCPR/C/KHM/CO/2). It also produced and disseminated a thematically
organized table of recommendations on Cambodia made by all international human rights
mechanisms to facilitate their implementation.
61.
OHCHR translated into Khmer four general comments of human rights treaty
bodies: general comment No. 35 of the Human Rights Committee on liberty and security of
person (CCPR/C/GC/35); general comments Nos. 1 and 2 of the Committee on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities on equal recognition before the law (CRPD/C/GC/1) and on
accessibility (CRPD/C/GC/2); and general comment No. 2 of the Committee against
Torture on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention against Torture by State
parties (CAT/C/GC/2). To date, OHCHR has distributed more than 200,000 copies of
publications and other information materials to government institutions, students, law
professionals, journalists, United Nations entities, partner non-governmental organizations
and the general public.
62.
OHCHR continued its popular practice of opening its doors to the general public one
day a week for members of the general public, who are thus given access to human rights
materials of interest.
63.
The Office commemorated key international days, including the 16 days of activism
on violence against women, Human Rights Day, World Press Freedom Day (with
UNESCO) and the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (with the Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and UN-Women). OHCHR
organized or participated in commemoration events, distributed promotional and
informational material and contributed opinion pieces to increase awareness. On Human
Rights Day 2014, OHCHR contributed to numerous activities organized by local and
national authorities, development partners and civil society organizations, and organized an
online quiz competition on human rights issues.
64.
OHCHR maintains a bilingual website, which continues to be the only United
Nations Internet presence in Khmer. The new dynamic website, completed during the
period under review, is scheduled to be launched in July 2015. In addition, OHCHR
strengthened its use of social media channels for information dissemination and developed
a short film on its role and achievements in Cambodia.
VIII. Supporting engagement with the international mechanisms
65.
Following the twenty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council, in June 2014,
when the Government presented its final position on universal periodic review
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