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199. In this connection, a poster on prisoners’ human rights has been distributed for
display in cells and in places accessible to the general public. The poster shows the
telephone numbers of the Office of the Assistant Attorney-General, the InspectorateGeneral and the Office of Internal Oversight.
200. With regard to institutional measures to prevent torture and punish the public
officials involved, the penitentiary strategy 2008–2012, referred to above, has been
produced by the Ministry of Public Security as a policy document on action to modernize
the country’s prison system, focusing on easing overcrowding, strengthening security at
prison premises, combating corruption and developing a new prison model.
201. This model is structured on the interlinkage of the five components of social
rehabilitation, employment and employment training, education, health and sport.
202. The following material on human rights, torture prevention and the legitimate use of
force has been produced by the Ministry of Public Security and is distributed to personnel
of the federal protection service, federal police and federal prison service, state and
municipal police forces nationwide, and judicial and public prosecution authorities, among
others:
• Brochures:
• Protection of human rights;
• Prevention and detection of torture;
• Booklets:
• United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of
Crime and Abuse of Power;
• United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law
Enforcement Officials;
• United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials;
• Books:
• Human rights norms and practices for the police;
• Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the detection of cases of possible torture or
other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
B.
Public policies in the Federal District
203. At the state level the activities outlined below have been undertaken by the Federal
District government.
1.
Transparent prosecution service programme
204. Electronic screens have been installed at visible locations on the premises of the
prosecution divisions of the offices of the Assistant Attorneys-General for central and
devolved preliminary investigations. Operating 24 hours a day 365 days a year, the screens
reproduce data contained in the preliminary investigation system, thus providing detainees’
relatives instantly with accurate information on persons handed over to the prosecution
service, such as their legal status and the offence with which they are charged, and show a
countdown clock indicating the time remaining for the public prosecutor to determine the
detainee’s status.
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