CRC/C/KHM/CO/2-3 international adoptions, and to prosecute those involved in illegal adoptions and sale of children for adoption purposes. Abuse and neglect 49. The Committee expresses deep concern that domestic violence against women and children, including sexual violence remains an acute problem in the State party. While noting the adoption of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection of the Victims in October 2005, the Committee is concerned that Prakas enabling commune and village officials to act to protect victims of domestic violence have not yet been issued and that there is no child protection system in the State party. The Committee is further concerned that domestic and gender-based violence continues to be socially accepted and widely tolerated by law enforcement authorities. 50. The Committee urges the State party to take immediate and effective measures to combat domestic violence and in particular to: (a) Take all the necessary measures for the full implementation of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Protection of the Victims, including the prompt adoption of the Prakas enabling commune and village officials to act to protect victims of domestic violence; (b) Set up a child protection system with clear responsibilities assigned to specific local authorities, including a system for reporting child abuse, dealing with such reports and the development of supportive and other measures to prevent further violence; (c) Collect reliable data on domestic violence, including sexual abuse of children and undertake studies on the root causes and scope of the problem of violence against children; (d) Coordinate nationwide awareness-raising programmes, including campaigns about the problem of domestic violence, with a view to changing public attitudes and traditions that inhibit victims, particularly women and girls, from reporting; (e) Investigate cases of domestic violence through child-sensitive judicial procedures, and ensure that sanctions are applied to perpetrators with due regard given to guaranteeing the rights of the child, including the right to privacy. E. Basic health and welfare (arts. 6, 18, para. 3, 23, 24, 26, 27, paras. 1-3, of the Convention) Children with disabilities 51. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Law on Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in July 2009 and the 2008 Policy on Education for Children with Disabilities. The Committee is however concerned that: (a) Accurate disaggregated statistical data on children with disabilities and the types of disabilities is lacking; (b) The State party does not have a system for early screening, identification, early intervention and prevention of disabilities; (c) Children with disabilities, especially those living in remote areas (e.g. the North Eastern provinces) and children with mental disabilities remain extremely 11

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