(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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