Presumption of innocence at all stages of the proceedings, until found guilty in a final judgement; Equality before the law regardless of nationality, gender, ethnic origin, creed or religion, political persuasion, sexual orientation, economic or social status or other factor with discriminatory implication; Respect for the dignity, physical integrity and privacy of the accused and especially their freedom of conscience, domicile, correspondence, papers and possessions, and private communication; The protective measure of deprivation of personal liberty is exceptional and it should be applied in a way that is proportionate to the right it is intended to protect, the danger it is attempted to avoid and the sentence or security measure that might be impose; The inadmissibility of evidence obtained through torture, threats or violation of fundamental right; The establishment of restorative justice through a decision to meet the needs and individual and collective responsibilities of the parties, and to achieve the reintegration of victim and offender into the community through mediation, conciliation and arbitratio; The strengthening of due process through a proper defence by a lawyer who holds a professional degree of an attorney at law, to be freely chosen at the beginning of any action by prosecution or judicial police, and Compliance with the provisions of the Indigenous Rights and Culture Act of the state of Mexico, where offences are committed by members of indigenous communities or peoples, to the detriment of their legal rights or those of any of their members. Morelos 487.In Morelos the new criminal justice system is already in operation in the first, fifth and sixth judicial districts, which include the state capital. In the second, third, fourth and seventh judicial districts, the third stage was originally scheduled to enter force on 1 February 2010 but was postponed until 14 February 2011. Morelos already has amended legislation in force and a political and technical implementing agency. 488.Progress on equipment, infrastructure and training. There is a need to improve the dissemination of information and communications technology. Nuevo León 489.In Nuevo León, implementation was based not on regional criteria but introduced by groups of offences. In other words, a gradual transition has taken place based on the gravity of the offences described in the state’s substantive code.The first phase began in November 2004 with minor culpable offences; the second began in April 2006 including serious culpable offences liable to prosecution by complainant, and minor offences subject to public prosecution with maximum prison sentences of three years, while the third dates from March and June 2007 and includes the offences of domestic violence, bigamy, non-life-threatening assault and some types of theft.The state already has a political and technical implementing agency and a number of reforms have been incorporated into its legislation. Oaxaca 490.The new criminal justice system is currently in operation in Tehuantepec and the region of Mixteca. It was initially planned to implement it gradually in six stages. The first stage began on 9 September 2007 in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the second on 9 September 2008 in Mixteca, and so on every year in the regions of Costa, Cuenca, Valles Centrales, and finally, on 9 September 2012, in Canada and Sierra. However, the implementation of the third stage (Costa region) was twice postponed until May 2011 owing to a lack of resources, resulting in the whole schedule being adjusted. The state of Oaxaca has already reformed its legislation and set up its political implementing agency. 491.Oaxaca is noteworthy for having put in place a new juvenile justice system throughout the state, with specialist facilities in all the institutions involved. Special mention should be made of the leadership in this area of the President of the High Court of Justice of the State, not only in regard to local implementation efforts, but as an ardent promoter in the country of its results and experiences. Zacatecas 492.In Zacatecas the new system of justice came into force in the judicial district of the capital on 5 January 2009. The gradual scheme envisaged entry into force on 1 July 2012 in districts 2 and 7, and on 7 January 2013 in the remaining districts. However, these phases have been postponed. Zacatecas has already set up a technical and political agency to implement the new criminal justice system and reformed its legislation. 493.Zacatecas has made significant progress in training but has no agency responsible for implementation. 494.Progress in the states where the system will enter force during 2011 is as follows: Guanajuato 495.On 3 September 2010 the new Act on Criminal Procedure was published in the Official Gazette of the state of Guanajuato, which was to enter force along with the adversarial criminal justice system in four stages in different geographical areas: On 1 September 2011 in the region comprising the municipalities of Atarjea Comonfort, Doctor Mora, Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional, Guanajuato, Ocampo, San Diego Unión, San Felipe, San José Iturbide, San Miguel de Allende, San Luis