Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia

A/RES/49/199View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

11 versions · 1994–2004

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/58/191

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2004	A/RES/58/191	Situation of human rights in Cambodia	1,892	40%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/225	Situation of human rights in Cambodia	1,664	36%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/169	Situation of human rights in Cambodia	2,736	39%Compare
2001	A/RES/55/95	Situation of human rights in Cambodia	2,519	59%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/171	Situation of human rights in Cambodia	1,975	27%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2002–2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/268	Role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/225
2002	A/57/277	Role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/56/169

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25 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to assure the protection of the human rights of all people in Cambodia and to ensure adequate resources, from within existing United Nations resources, for the enhanced functioning of the operational presence in Cambodia of the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat;

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly on the role of the Centre for Human Rights in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights;⁷

⁷A/49/635/Add.1.

Also welcomes the visit to Cambodia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;

Welcomes and encourages the efforts of individuals, non-governmental organizations, Governments and international organizations involved in human rights activities in Cambodia;

Takes note with appreciation of the report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Cambodia⁸ and endorses his recommendations and conclusions, including those aimed at:

⁸See A/49/635.

Ensuring the independence of the judiciary and the establishment of the rule of law;

The promotion and protection of civil rights;

The promotion of multi-cultural tolerance and acceptance of ethnic diversity within Cambodia;

Requests the Special Representative, in collaboration with the office in Cambodia of the Centre for Human Rights, to undertake an evaluation of the extent to which the recommendations made by the Special Representative in his report mentioned in paragraph 5 above, and those contained in his first report,⁹ are followed up and implemented;

⁹E/CN.4/1994/73 and Add.1.

Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary resources, from within the regular budget of the United Nations, to enable the Special Representative to continue to fulfil his tasks expeditiously;

Welcomes the efforts made by the Government of Cambodia to promote and protect human rights, including measures in the fields of education concerning human rights and legal education;

Also welcomes the improvements in conditions of prisons and in creating a functioning system of justice, and urges that efforts continue in these areas;

Expresses grave concern about the serious violations of human rights as detailed by the Special Representative in his report and encourages the Government of Cambodia to investigate thoroughly allegations of human rights abuse and to prosecute those who are guilty of human rights offences in accord with due process of law;

Also expresses grave concern about the outrages committed by the outlawed Khmer Rouge, including the massacre of approximately fifty villagers in Battambang Province in October 1994, the numerous recent incidents of kidnapping of villagers, the taking and killing of foreign hostages and other deplorable incidents detailed in the report of the Special Representative;

Condemns unreservedly all threats by the outlawed Khmer Rouge to the safety of persons involved in development assistance activities in rural Cambodia;

Expresses grave concern at the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel land-mines in Cambodia and the devastating consequences and destabilizing effects such mines have on Cambodian society, and encourages the Government of Cambodia to continue its support for the removal of these mines;

Calls upon the Government of Cambodia to ensure the full observance of human rights for all persons within its jurisdiction in accordance with the International Covenants on Human Rights and other human rights instruments to which Cambodia is a party;

Requests the Government of Cambodia to meet punctually its reporting obligations under international treaties, drawing on the assistance, where appropriate, of the office in Cambodia of the Centre for Human Rights;

Encourages the Government of Cambodia to enact a press law which is consistent with international standards and which promotes press responsibility while protecting freedom of expression;

Requests the Centre for Human Rights to assist, with the consent and cooperation of the Government of Cambodia, in providing advice and technical assistance with respect to the creation of an independent national institution for the protection and promotion of human rights, such as an ombudsman or a human rights commission;

Commends the ongoing efforts of the office in Cambodia of the Centre for Human Rights in supporting and assisting the Government of Cambodia, as well as in supporting non-governmental organizations and others involved in the protection and promotion of human rights in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, and condemns unreservedly attacks on them;

Notes with appreciation the use by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Trust Fund for a Human Rights Education Programme in Cambodia to finance the programme of activities for the office in Cambodia of the Centre for Human Rights as defined in resolutions of the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights;

Requests the Centre for Human Rights, in cooperation with the relevant specialized agencies and development programmes, to develop and implement programmes, with the consent and cooperation of the Government of Cambodia, in the priority areas identified by the Special Representative, paying particular attention to women and vulnerable groups, including children and refugees;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session on the role of the Centre for Human Rights in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights and on the recommendations made by the Special Representative on matters within his mandate;

Decides to continue its consideration of the situation of human rights in Cambodia at its fiftieth session.

Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia

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