A/HRC/18/47 also alleviated the burden on prison authorities to operate in substandard facilities and had a positive impact on conditions of detention. III. Fundamental freedoms and civil society 19. The Fundamental Freedoms and Civil Society programme is aimed at strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to exercise their fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly. The Programme works with Government, civil society and development actors to develop and monitor the implementation of legislation and policies. It focuses on the protection of individuals, advocacy, and capacity-building for both government and civil society. The vibrant civil society that Cambodia now enjoys is one positive legacy of the country’s peace process. NGOs, in particular, take on a significant part of the responsibility for delivering social services across the country. They also serve as catalysts for social change, and are increasingly important monitors of the actions of the executive and private sector. 20. The Programme continued to provide training for government and civil society on monitoring and documenting human rights violations. In August 2010, in collaboration with the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, OHCHR held a one-day workshop on International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights shadow reporting for 34 participants from 20 NGOs working in the field of civil and political rights. In September 2010, OHCHR concluded its training course for members of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) on reporting under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which resulted in the completion of a first draft of the report on the State party’s implementation of the Covenant. It also organized and conducted a training on human rights monitoring and investigation for 40 human rights NGO representatives. In November 2010, technical staff of the human rights commissions of both the National Assembly and the Senate, as well as CHRC staff, were trained on the methodology of human rights monitoring, analysis and evaluation. Another Human Rights Monitoring and Fact-Finding Skills training was provided to 28 human rights defenders in Battambang in March 2011. 21. OHCHR strengthened its focus on the right to access to information and on press freedom. It worked with journalists and journalist associations, United Nations agencies, NGOs and donors on ways to improve the professional ethics of journalists and the protection of their profession. In September 2010, OHCHR participated in the Press Council of Cambodia’s training course on human rights reporting, held in Kampong Cham for 25 journalists from three provinces. OHCHR also supported the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media’s Freedom of Expression for Journalists training, held from 25-28 February 2011, in which 30 journalists and media persons participated. Together with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and local partners, OHCHR commemorated World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2011. The event was attended by Government representatives and over 250 journalists, media persons and students. 22. Together with the United Nations Development Programme, UNESCO and the Advocacy Policy Institute, OHCHR continued to advocate for the drafting and adoption of an access to information Law. OHCHR was involved in analysing the current legal framework relating to access to information. Despite early progress, during which United Nations support for drafting such a law was welcomed by the Government, a draft policy framework initiated in 2007 has not yet been released by the Government. In April 2011, OHCHR, its partners and the Community Legal Education Center organized a one-day national consultative workshop on access to information entitled “The Need for a Legal Framework and Public Information Disclosure”. 7