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− End forced evictions;
− Conduct impartial and credible investigations into grave violations of human
rights, past and present. Bring to justice those responsible. The murder of trade
union leader, Chea Vichea, is a case in point;
− Establish an independent commission to investigate complaints concerning
military or police conduct;
− End forced confessions as evidence in trials. Institute a system of regular visits
of NGOs to police cells and detention centres to prevent torture and cruel,
inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. Complete ratification of the
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and implement its
provisions;
− Review sentencing policies. Introduce non-custodial options as an alternative to
imprisonment, first and foremost for children;
− Ensure that lawyers, family members and human rights organizations have
regular access to prisoners and detainees.
Access to land and livelihoods
− Make publicly available details of all approved concessions, including contracts,
maps and information about concession companies and their shareholders;
− Enforce the requirement to undertake public consultations and meaningful
environmental social impact assessments prior to granting economic land
concessions. Concessions granted without these requirements being fulfilled
should be null and void;
− Cancel concessions that do not comply with the requirements of the Land Law
and its sub-decrees. Provide a mechanism for affected communities to request
the review and cancellation of non-compliant concessions;
− Ban the granting of economic land concessions and other concessions in areas of
primary forest;
− Ban the sale of land and the granting of economic land and other concessions in
areas occupied by indigenous communities, pending the registration of
indigenous claims over traditional lands and the collective titling process;
− Put in place mechanisms to protect indigenous land pending the registration of
collective title, and finalize the process of registration of collective title over
indigenous land;
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