A/RES/52/135 Page 4 Secretary-General stating their commitment to holding elections and to guaranteeing the security and safety of all returning political leaders, as well as their full resumption of political activities, and expresses the hope that this will facilitate the return of political leaders from abroad; 13. Emphasizes the need for the legislative framework for the elections, in accordance with established international standards, to be agreed upon and adopted by the National Assembly, for the security forces to remain neutral during the election campaign, for free and equal access to the electronic and print media, for the individual vote to be confidential, for full cooperation to be given to local and international observers and for all parties to act in a constructive manner and to accept the outcome of the elections; 14. Strongly encourages the Government of Cambodia to establish an independent body to supervise the holding of the elections, to ensure that the elections are free, fair and credible and to ensure that the Constitutional Council will be convened in order to resolve election disputes; 15. Endorses the comments of the Special Representative that the most serious human rights violations in Cambodia in recent history have been committed by the Khmer Rouge and that their crimes, including the taking and killing of hostages, have continued to the present, and notes with concern that no Khmer Rouge leader has been brought to account for his crimes; 16. Requests the Secretary-General to examine the request by the Cambodian authorities for assistance in responding to past serious violations of Cambodian and international law, including the possibility of the appointment, by the Secretary-General, of a group of experts to evaluate the existing evidence and propose further measures, as a means of bringing about national reconciliation, strengthening democracy and addressing the issue of individual accountability; 17. Urges the Government of Cambodia to take concrete action to combat child prostitution and trafficking and, in this connection, to work with the office in Cambodia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund and non-governmental organizations to develop an action plan; 18. Welcomes the signature in May 1997 of a memorandum of understanding between the International Labour Organization and the Government of Cambodia to formalize areas of cooperation in the field of child labour; 19. Encourages the Government of Cambodia to include Cambodian non-governmental organizations active in the field of human rights in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cambodia, and recommends that their skills be drawn upon to assist in ensuring that forthcoming elections are free, fair and credible; 20. Also encourages the Government of Cambodia to request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide advice and technical assistance with respect to the creation of an independent national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights, and looks forward to the establishment of such an institution; 21. 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 of the office in Cambodia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as defined in resolutions of the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, and invites Governments, intergovernmental /...