CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 Type Sex Indirect amparo petitions (2 811) 1. Female (354) Ruling Number of cases Granted 26 Not granted 14 Dismissed 314 Granted 107 Male (2 457) Not granted 95 Direct amparo petitions (2) Female (2) Granted 0 Not granted 2 Criminal actions (2) Male (2) Convictions 0 Dismissed 2 255 Federal District 241. With respect to Federal District records of criminal actions relating to torture, six cases have been recorded, as follows: Criminal action number 1. 69/08 2. 74/08 3. 235/08 4. 185/09 5. 234/09 6. 281/11 242. As regards the number of public servants prosecuted for acts of torture, five were tried in criminal action No. 235/08 and two in criminal action No. 234/09. One indictment in absentia was recorded in 2011. 243. Between 2008 and the present date, the Federal District High Court handed down three convictions for torture offences and no acquittals. 244. The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federal District has adopted a procedural protocol on investigating and prosecuting torture cases and providing victim support, which was published on 2 June 2011 under Decision No. A/009/2011 of the Attorney-General of the Federal District. 245. This protocol contains the following chapters: (a) Chapter 1: General provisions; (b) Chapter 2: Basic steps to be taken by prosecution personnel in the conduct of preliminary investigations in torture cases; (c) Chapter 3: Mechanisms for overseeing the conduct of the prosecution service and safeguarding information; (d) (e) witnesses; 72 Chapter 4: Obligation of public servants to report acts of torture; Chapter 5: Provision of support, assistance and protection for victims and GE.13-41196 (EXT)