Domestic violence in the cases covered by decision A/006/2005;
Discrimination, and
Those expressly provided for by other regulations.
414.It also specifies that any investigating agency of the Prosecution Service is to receive allegations of the above offences, take any
appropriate basic initial proceedings, provide immediate care to victims and refer the preliminary investigation to the central
investigating prosecution service for juveniles.
415.It states that within the scope of its jurisdiction, the central investigating prosecution service for juveniles must conduct and
determine the preliminary investigation in the shortest time possible, in accordance with the principles of legality, honesty, loyalty,
professionalism, impartiality, efficiency and effectiveness, and the principle of the best interests of the child.
416.In the state of Jalisco, adolescents have the right to receive visits, to communicate in writing and by telephone in accordance with
prison regulations. Visiting rights are enshrined in article 10,section VI of the Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Act of the State of
Jalisco.
Require police officers to have visible identification on their uniforms and prohibit them from
carrying cash while on duty (para. 103)
Compliance measures
417.The General Bureau of Public Safety, Highways and Transport of Oaxaca City is currently in the process of redesigning new
police ID badges and the cloth patches bearing the initials of first and last names of officers in active service, to be stuck to the top
right pocket of their uniforms, for ease of location. Security officers have also been instructed to show their identification to citizens on
request.
Review and abolish the widespread practice of publicly exhibiting to the mass media detainees
who have not yet been convicted or advised of their rights and provided legal defence (para. 114)
Compliance measures
418.To ensure that the human rights of alleged perpetrators of a crime are protected when they are presented to the media, in
decision A/004/2005 the Attorney-General for the Federal District stipulated that detainees may be presented to the media only in
the case of serious crimes.
419.The decision also states that public servants are to ensure respect for human dignity, preventing cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment and humiliating acts, and must therefore encourage everyone present to behave with absolute respect for the dignity of
persons to be presented, avoiding any kind of degrading display, insult, sign, questioning or comment, in accordance with the
principle of presumption of innocence to which everyone is entitled until they have been tried and sentenced in court.
420.The decision also states that the presentation of prisoners before the media should be restricted to reporting general information,
the offence and circumstances under which the arrest took place and the social considerations and significance. If it is necessary to
present the alleged perpetrators with objects or instruments related to the crime, they should not be allowed to carry or hold them, or
simulate their use, or make dramatic poses, interpretations or gestures.
Increase police oversight measures in order to ensure that superior officers carry out their
supervisory tasks and keep detailed records of how police officers who make arrests are carrying
out their work (para. 141)
Compliance measures
421.The Federal Ministry of Public Security has guidelines for the proper functioning of the administrative register of detentions,
which contains the details of arrests by police officers after they fill in an approved police report to be submitted to the National
Information Centre.
422.The administrative record of the arrest contains at least the following information: name and any alias of the detainee, physical
description of the detainee; reason for, general circumstances, place and time of the arrest, name of person or persons involved in the
arrest. Where applicable, rank and unit of assignment, and place where the detainee is to be transferred to.
423.The Federal District has a measure to prevent security personnel from violating detainees’ rights whereby the General Police
Investigation Headquarters is required to report on measures to supervise officers conducting arrests.
Strengthen, urgently and systematically, supervision of the conduct of police officers (para. 143)
Compliance measures
424.In the municipality of Oaxaca de Juarez, a supervisor commander has staff under his orders to inspect the conduct of the
operational staff of the Municipal Department of Public Security, reporting any wrongdoings committed.
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