From 22 to 25 and 28 to 30 April in Baja California; From 26 to 27 May in Sinaloa. (b) In 2009 From 24 to 27 March in Veracruz; From 8 to 9 June in Nayarit; From 8 to 11 September in Jalisco. 82.We would point out that, since the office of the attorneys-general for the states are constantly renewing their staff, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic is training the second generation of staff. To that end, it trained a second generation of staff of offices of attorneys-general on the following dates: From 7 to 9 July 2009 it trained officials in the state of Baja California; From 25 to 28 August 2009 it also provided training in the state of Chiapas; From 28 to 30 April 2010, it trained staff of the state prosecution service of Coahuila; From 19 to 21 May 2010 it provided training in the state of Nayarit; From 14 to 16 July in the state of San Luis Potosí, and From 10 to 12 November 2010, the staff of the Office of the Attorney-General for the State of Nuevo León. 83.The main areas of training by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic are as follows: Course for the implementation of the specialist medical and psychological opinion for cases of possible torture and/or abuse; Course on detention; Training workshop on human rights in the federal administration of justice; Seminar on human rights in public security and the administration of justice; Seminar on handling crime victims; Seminar on human rights and gender equity; Seminar on non-discrimination and rights of persons with disabilities; Seminar on human rights in indigenous issues; Among others. 84.This indicates that over the period January 2007 to November 2010, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic conducted 494 training courses in human rights, attended by 19,714 officials, totalling 4,315 hours. 85.Specifically, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic conducted a total of 39 training courses for the implementation of the specialist medical and psychological opinion for cases of possible torture and/or abuse during the above-mentioned period, involving 1,432 public servants and totalling 332 hours. Institute training and awareness-raising on preventing torture and the use of violence for police officers (para. 115) Compliance measures 86.On 12 June 2008 the Federal Ministry of Public Security and the International Committee of the Red Cross signed a cooperation agreement establishing a basis for training Federal Police officers and staff of the unit, in order to strengthen respect for human rights and technical capabilities in the fight against crime in police work. 87.This agreement has implemented national and international standards on human rights and humanitarian principles applicable to the police. The staff of the Ministry and its devolved administrative bodies were also trained, based on the model of the Serve and Protect programme, emphasizing the use of force, use of firearms, arrest, detention and care of vulnerable people, such as migrants, refugees and displaced persons. 88.The purpose of the agreement is to foster ethics and values in the service, and full respect for the individual guarantees. 89.Under the agreement, the International Committee of the Red Cross certified 45 senior and mid-level Federal Police officers as instructors to promote awareness of the standards and principles of human rights among the new generations of the Federal Police, in induction training courses for applicants with an investigator profile. The content of the course topics on the legitimate use of force was also reviewed and then taught to 130 groups totalling 4,628 students from June to December 2009.

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