A/HRC/RES/42/37 fully respect, protect and promote the civil and political rights of all Cambodians in order to steadily promote nation-building with the support of a wide range of Cambodians; 29. Notes with concern that the 2017 amendments to the Law on Political Parties could lead to an arbitrary restriction on the activities of political parties, encourages all stakeholders to promote a peaceful democratic process under the rule of law and adherence to a system of pluralistic liberal democracies, in accordance with the Constitution, and calls upon the Government of Cambodia to ensure the protection of parliamentary immunity and freedom of political activities for this purpose; 30. Urges the Government of Cambodia to take appropriate measures to encourage and enable civil society, including independent trade unions and media, to play a constructive role in consolidating democratic development in Cambodia, including by ensuring and promoting their activities and in promoting equal access to the media for all parties; 31. Notes the large presence of more than 5,000 entities operating associations and non-governmental organizations, and urges the Government of Cambodia to further take account of the interests and concerns of all stakeholders in enacting and/or implementing various laws and measures that may affect the activities of civil society, in particular, by reviewing the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations, in order to further nurture a vibrant civil society, and to protect and ensure freedom of speech, association and peaceful assembly in accordance with the Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 32. Also notes the effort of the Government of Cambodia with regard to relations with civil society, such as the new instruction issued on 31 October 2018 by the Ministry of the Interior to subnational authorities, reminding it that non-governmental organizations have full freedom to conduct their activities in accordance with Cambodian law and on the holding of a biannual dialogue between the Government and civil society organizations, as well as the instruction of 27 November 2018 abolishing the three-day prior notification requirement, and calls upon the Government to make continuous efforts to contribute to the improvement of relations with civil society, including at the subnational level; 33. Expresses concern at the reported general reluctance among many people to speak out in public for fear of arrest and surveillance, and the limited number of peaceful assemblies and demonstrations allowed in accordance with the Law on Peaceful Demonstration, and encourages the Government of Cambodia to continue to take action to promote the rights and dignity of all Cambodians by protecting civil and political rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, in accordance with the historical context of Cambodia, and to this end to ensure that all laws are interpreted and applied in a judicious manner so as to promote economic, social and cultural rights in accordance with the rule of law; 34. Invites the Secretary-General, agencies of the United Nations system present in Cambodia and the international community, including civil society, to continue to work with the Government of Cambodia in strengthening democracy and ensuring the protection and promotion of the human rights of all people in Cambodia, including by providing assistance in the fields of: (a) Drafting laws and assisting the establishment of an independent national human rights institution; (b) Capacity-building to strengthen legal institutions, including by improving the quality and independence of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and court staff, and drawing on the expertise gained by Cambodian nationals working in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia; (c) Capacity-building to strengthen national institutions for criminal investigations and law enforcement, as well as providing the equipment necessary for these ends; (d) The implementation of recommendations accepted in the context of the universal periodic review; 5