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voluntary and community-based treatment and rehabilitation services. This proves that the
Royal Government has taken care of and responded to paragraph 39 before COVID-19 came
into existence.
Paragraph 40
71.
Pursuant to the 2012 Law on Drug Control, Chapter 6, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Measures, referral of drug addicts for treatment and rehabilitation to centres shall not be
initiated by force. Should drug addicts lack the capacity to express their intention to accept
voluntary treatment and rehabilitation, in order to protect general interests and their benefits,
forced treatment and rehabilitation shall be given by order of a prosecutor (Article 107,
General Conditions for Forced Treatment and Rehabilitation). The Royal Government is
paying attention to and resolving [the issue of] overcrowded drug treatment and rehabilitation
centres – i.e. integrating victims who recover into their communities, preventing and
suppressing drug trafficking, and disseminating [the information] about effects of drug use
to citizens and being prepared to launch the National Centre for Drug Addiction Treatment
and Rehabilitation (Keo Phos, Preah Sihanouk province) with national standards. The Royal
Government is encouraging drug addicts to receive treatment and rehabilitation services in
communities.
Paragraph 40
72.
Rescuing drug addicts is a priority task of the National Authority for Combating
Drugs. It has so far provided various treatment and rehabilitation services and amended the
Law on Drug Control to ensure institutions with the rights to manage or refer drug addicts
for treatment and rehabilitation, and those rights are maintained and protected, including the
rights of drug addicts, the rights of drug addicts’ families, and the rights of others in
communities where drug addicts live. For instance, Article 107 of the Law on Drug Control
protects the rights of drug addicts. Articles 105 and 106 define the authority to administer or
refer drug addicts and provide options for drug addicts in order for them to receive treatment
and rehabilitation rather than imprisonment. These points provide a basis for the past practice
– i.e. complying with the legal procedure.
Paragraph 43
73.
Regarding to this case, Ministry of interior issued the instruction No 015, dated 01
July 2019 on the issuance of administrative documents and civil certificate to Cambodian
spouses, Children and foreign migrants. Re-registration for children who was born from
Cambodian spouses and foreign migrants is required to complete the form for annulment of
civil registry which the working group withdrew the abnormal Cambodian administrative
documents in order to be able to re-register civil status in accordance with the procedure
carrying out the civil registration works.
Paragraph 44
74.
. The Report hopes that drafted revision of immigration law 1994 which have been
currently reviewing and revising would address the shortcomings of exiting procedures as
cited in Point 43 above. In this case, it is a general comment, however, the working group of
ministry of interior to amend and revise immigration law have been now discussing and
taking all concerns into considerations. GDI thanking you for having raised such valuable
comments.
Paragraph 46
75.
School is a neutral educational place where all kinds of discrimination are strongly
prohibited. Providing free and non-discriminatory access to quality education is enshrined in
the Cambodian Constitution and Education Law. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
provides an inclusive and equitable quality education to all children and youth of all
backgrounds regardless of race or ethnicity. The Ministry pays extraordinary attention to the
vulnerable groups through the provision of special education programs such as bi-lingual and
multi-lingual education programs to ethnic minorities and indigenous communities
respectively to not only help them develop their communities through human resource
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