CRC/C/KHM/CO/2-3 the State party to seek technical assistance from, inter alia, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UNICEF. Cooperation with civil society 24. The Committee expresses deep concern over threats, harassment, physical attacks and arrests of human rights defenders in the State party, especially those who defend the right of families and children to housing. The Committee also notes with concern that although non-governmental organizations working in the field of child rights play an important role in raising awareness, promoting children’s rights and providing children with care and protection, they often remain excluded from the development of policies, laws and strategies on children. The Committee is further concerned about the extensive use of the law on defamation and disinformation against those expressing dissenting opinion and about the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations, which, if adopted, will greatly limit the work of human rights defenders in the State party. 25. The Committee urges the State party to take concrete steps to give legitimate recognition to human rights defenders and their work, reinstate a climate of trust and cooperation with civil society and systematically involve communities as well as civil society and children’s organizations in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, plans and programmes related to child rights. The Committee also urges the State party to ensure that reported instances of intimidation and harassment are investigated promptly. The Committee further urges the State party to implement the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia in this regard (A/HRC/15/46, para. 95). Child rights and the business sector 26. The Committee notes that in the context of economic growth and increased domestic and foreign investment, the State party has taken positive measures to regulate the impact of business on child rights in the formal economy, such as the garment industry. The Committee is however concerned that the regulatory framework on the social and environmental responsibility of business corporations, both national and international, is not yet in place to prevent possible negative impact of their activities on children. 27. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to be vigilant about the compliance of its national law by local and foreign companies throughout its territory, and to establish and implement regulations to ensure that the business sector complies with international and domestic standards on corporate social and environmental responsibility, particularly with regard to child rights, in line with the United Nations Framework for Business and Human Rights which was adopted unanimously by the Human Rights Council in 2008, and which outlines the duty of States to protect against human rights abuses by businesses, corporate responsibilities to respect human rights, and the need for more effective access to remedies when violations occur. B. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12 of the Convention) Non-discrimination 28. The Committee expresses concern about the increasing level of inequities and disparities in the enjoyment of rights among children living in rural areas. Children belonging to ethnic minorities from the North Eastern provinces and children from the South Western provinces are in a particularly disadvantaged situation as regards access to health, education and welfare. The Committee is also concerned about the persistence of 6