A/HRC/15/60 establish a national human rights institution and to encourage that this be done upon sufficient consultation with relevant stakeholders; (j) The efforts made by the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, especially in resolving complaints from people; (k) The efforts made by the Government of Cambodia to adhere to its obligations under international human rights treaties, including the submission of its report to the Committee against Torture in October 2009; (l) 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 grass-roots institutions, including the adoption of the National Programme for Sub-National Development 2010–2019 by the Council of Ministers, while recognizing the need to strengthen further the enforcement capacity of the national election committee; (m) The promulgation of the National Disability Law in December 2009, and the approval of a sub-decree on procedures for the registration of the land of indigenous minority communities and a policy on the development of indigenous minorities by the Council of Ministers in April 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; (b) To continue its efforts at judicial reform, especially to ensure the independence, impartiality, transparency and effectiveness of the judicial system as a whole, including through the adoption of the law on the status of judges and prosecutors and the law on the organization and the functioning of the courts, as required by the Constitution, and through the transfer of knowledge of court officials at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the sharing of good practices at the Court; (c) To continue its efforts to combat corruption, including by the implementation of an anti-corruption law; (d) To continue to enhance its efforts to investigate urgently and to prosecute, in accordance with due process of law and its obligations under international human rights treaties, all those who have perpetrated serious crimes, including violations of human rights; (e) To enhance its efforts to resolve equitably and expeditiously land ownership issues in a fair and open manner, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, by strengthening the implementation of the 2001 Land Law, the Law on Expropriation, the Circular on Settlement of Illegal Temporary Building in Cities and Urban Areas and the National Housing Policy, as well as by strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of relevant institutions, such as the National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution and cadastral committees at the national, provincial and district levels; (f) To promote an environment conducive to the conduct of legitimate political activity and to support the role of non-governmental organizations and media in order to solidify democratic development in Cambodia; (g) To make continuous efforts to improve human rights, especially those of women and children, and to make additional efforts, in concert with the international 48 GE.11-17043

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