A/HRC/42/60/Add.2 Provision of Comments on Factual Errors in the Addendum to the Report of Ms Rhona Smith, UN Special Rapporteur, in charge of Human Rights Situation in Cambodia Ministry of Interior A. Recommendations for Children Paragraph 26 (page 10) In addition to the core principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cambodia has ratified Convention No. 182 of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on the immediate prohibition of all forms of child labour; a protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and other two optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child that involve children in armed conflict and trafficking, child prostitution and child pornography. Cambodia has also ratified the UNESCO’s Convention against Discrimination in Education. Paragraph 27 (page 11) Cambodia has a large young population, and the Royal Government has taken a number of measures to support these young people, including the education sector (as stated in the fourth Sustainable Development Goals). (Briefly) ... The Special Rapporteur remains concerned about the plight of children of indigenous and ethnic groups, including Vietnamese children, who are still subject to discrimination, inconvenience and inaccessibility to school and so on. UNESCO stated that Cambodia should be encouraged and forced to provide the right to free basic education, adopting effective measures that target vulnerable groups such as those who are unemployed and child labourers to ensure that all children are banned from severe employment or labour exploitation and receive education instead. Paragraph 28 (page 11) The Children's Rights Commission has voiced its grave concern after seeing a series of reports which state child sexual exploitation in the context of tourism and tourists, especially in remote rural areas, which is named orphanage tourism – children living in institutions or orphanages are sexually exploited by foreigners, serving as tourists and voluntary labourers. The Children's Rights Commission has urged Cambodia to strengthen its legal framework and awareness-raising measures, including in remote rural areas, and take all necessary measures to ensure that all tourism-related cases... The national and sub-national level specialised units have paid attention to child sexual abuse in prevention and suppression, pursuant to the law in which the provisions related to child offences are crimes that cannot be tolerated. For example, the offences against which the authorities have taken action for the first 6 months of 2019 include:  One American national was arrest on child prostitution.  Three Cambodian suspects were arrested on trafficking (related to minors).  Six Cambodian suspects were arrested on trafficking (related to child prostitution).  31 Cambodian suspects (including 6 minors) were arrested on sex with minors under 15.  14 suspects (including three minors and one American national) were arrested on assault against minors under 15. Paragraph 33 (page 13) Child witnesses become the focus for serious consideration and a priority–we have built the capacity of law enforcement officials and implemented child-friendly court procedures with measures to protect and support child victims and child witnesses at every procedural stage 17