(h) The renewal of the memorandum of understanding between the Government of Cambodia and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for the implementation of a technical cooperation programme on human rights in November 2007, and encourages both parties to cooperate constructively with each other for further improvement of the situation of human rights; (i) The good administration and generally peaceful conclusion of the general elections held in July 2008, which demonstrated the continued development of the democratic process in Cambodia, while noting that there remain shortcomings about the conduct of the election process and recognizing the need to strengthen further the enforcement capacity of the national election committee; (j) The efforts and progress made by the Government of Cambodia in promoting decentralization and deconcentration reform with the aim of achieving democratic development by strengthening subnational and grassroots institutions, including the local elections at provincial/municipal and district/sangkat levels planned for 2009; 5. Expresses its concern about some areas of human rights practices in Cambodia and urges the Government of Cambodia; (a) To continue to strengthen its efforts to establish the rule of law, including through the adoption and implementation of essential laws and codes for establishing a democratic society, and its efforts at judicial reform, especially to ensure the independence, impartiality, transparency and effectiveness of the judicial system as a whole; (b) To enhance its efforts to combat corruption, particularly by early enactment of an anti-corruption law and its implementation; (c) To continue to address, as a matter of priority, inter alia, the problem of impunity, and to enhance its efforts to investigate urgently and to prosecute, in accordance with due process of law and international human rights standards, all those who have perpetrated serious crimes, including violations of human rights;

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