A/HRC/36/61 protection and promotion of human rights throughout the country. There remain a number of outstanding recommendations to which the Government is invited to respond. It is hoped that the action plan and strategy for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals will go some way to addressing those concerns and will enable the Government to work with other stakeholders in furthering the promotion and protection of human rights in Cambodia. The Special Rapporteur reiterates her willingness to work with the Government to better protect, respect and promote human rights for the benefit of all Cambodians. XI. Recommendations 68. By way of supporting the Government in making tangible progress towards the range of recommendations, and in pursuance of discussions thereon, the following recommendations are highlighted for immediate action: (a) Review outstanding recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur, the treaty bodies and Member States during the universal periodic review with a view to preparing a draft implementation strategy with a realistic timetable. The work undertaken to prepare the Committee on the Elimination of Violence against Women follow-up report may provide a template; (b) Finalize and publish strategic plans and policies for achieving measurable progress in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals; (c) Accelerate and simplify the process for granting communal land titles; (d) Ensure that the list of court fees is publicly displayed in all courts and that any additional fees that clerks may legitimately charge are also verified and publicly displayed; (e) Ensure that notices indicating that no payments can be made to prison guards or other prison staff are clearly displayed at the entrance to all detention centres; (f) Increase efforts to minimize pretrial detention and the use of noncustodial sentencing in appropriate cases, supporting this with public awarenessraising and information campaigns; (g) Release the human rights defenders in detention against whom no evidence has been presented; (h) Take all measures necessary to ensure that the 2018 elections are peaceful and credible, that they take place without threats, arrests or acts of intimidation, and that all international human rights obligations related to elections, such as rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly, are respected and protected. 69. The following recommendations are highlighted for consideration, to enable the Government to determine how best to ensure the application of laws in compliance with international human rights standards: (a) Strengthen judicial mechanisms protecting victims of domestic violence and trafficking, intensifying efforts to train judicial officers and law enforcement officials on the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the Protection of Victims to ensure effective prosecutions rather than recourse to mediation, and ensure that mediation and informal mechanisms are used only in non-criminal cases; (b) Ensure the wide dissemination of the Law on Peaceful Demonstrations and the implementing guide thereon, supported by appropriate training programmes for national and provincial authorities, including law enforcement officials, to ensure that the Law is correctly applied, and consider preparing similar guidelines on the application of the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations and the Law on Trade Unions, in cooperation with stakeholders, to ensure that the Laws are applied in a manner consistent with the State’s human rights obligations; 17

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