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235. As to complaints of injuries recorded by the Attorney-General’s Office, there
were 177 reported cases, of which 66 have been closed, 97 have been processed and 14 are
pending.
236. With regard to activities undertaken by the human rights protection units operated
by the Office of the Assistant Attorney-General for Human Rights, Victim Support and
Community Services, the following are noteworthy:6
2012
Federal investigation centre
Office of the Assistant
Attorney-General
for Organized
Crime Investigations
Department of
the Federal District
23 January to 13 May
13 February to 13 May
28 February to 13 May
Legal advice
281
153
191
625
Juvenile visits
659
10
49
718
Psychological care
Services provided by human
rights protection units
197
16
17
230
Initiation of investigative
procedures
28
4
5
37
Support for foreign
nationals
16
0
3
19
Measures taken with
personnel of the National
Human Rights Commission
76
9
9
94
Formal applications
81
3
3
87
Complaints of irregularities
58
0
0
58
Persons on waiting lists
65
0
0
65
Total
1 933
237. Figures for the country as a whole show that, in the period between March 2011 and
April 2012, medical/psychological assessments were conducted in 63 cases of possible
torture or ill-treatment, leading to the establishment of proof of the perpetration of torture in
seven cases and of ill-treatment in 23 cases, with negative results in 33 cases.
238. During the period from 1 December 2006 to 30 April 2012 the Ministry of Public
Security recorded 82 cases categorized as torture according to the National Human Rights
Commission classification or on the basis of the complainant’s or victim’s statement.
However, following investigations to elucidate the facts, these cases were reclassified, with
the result that only eight cases could be deemed to constitute this form of human rights
violation and most of them have not been identified as such since the related proceedings
before the competent administrative or judicial authorities have not been concluded.
239. Of the torture cases known to the National Human Rights Commission where the
Ministry of Public Security was judged responsible, six concluded with recommendations,
as follows:
• Specific recommendation 3/2008 issued by reason of the unlawful search of the
home of the victim, Mr. Santos Quiroz Espinoza, in Torreón, Coahuila, and also
6
Activities carried out between 23 January and 13 May 2012.
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