San Luis Potosí, from 13 to 16 July, and
Nuevo León, from 9 to 12 November.
52.It also held meetings with the heads of the state human rights commissions and offices of the attorneys-general for the purpose of
collecting information on complaints, recommendations, preliminary investigations and criminal cases of torture in the following states
of the Republic:
Coahuila, 18 and 19 February;
Hidalgo, on 1 June;
Tlaxcala, on 2 June;
Querétaro, on 29 June;
Guerrero, 6 and 7 September;
Morelos, 23 and 24 March;
Nuevo León, 18 and 19 October, and
Michoacán 27 and 28 October.
53.The following chart gives more details on the national implementation of the medical and psychological opinion, and the
agreements between the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic and those of the other attorneys-general in the country.
State
Instrument
Aguascalientes No agreement
Baja
01/2008, laying down institutional guidelines to be followed by public prosecutors, medical experts,
California
physicians chosen by detainees or inmates and other staff of the prosecution service.
Publication
date
1 August
2008
8
Circular C/002/2010, laying down guidelines for action by public prosecutors, forensic medical experts
Campeche
February
and/or coroners and psychologists of the prosecution service.
2010
01/2005, laying down institutional guidelines to be followed by the public prosecutors, medical coroners, 10 June
Chiapas
forensic experts and other staff of the prosecution service.
2005
Agreement PGJE/01/05 laying down institutional guidelines to be followed by public prosecutors, medical 13
Chihuahua
coroners and/or forensic and other staff of the Attorney-General's Office, for the implementation of the October
specialist medical and psychological opinion in cases of possible torture and/or abuse.
2005
The second stage of the training course was concluded prior to the implementation of the psychological
Coahuila
and medical opinion; opinion not issued.
13
Federal
A/008/2005, laying down guidelines for action by public prosecutors and forensic experts and
December
District
psychologists for the application of the opinion.
2005
First
Durango
Manual for investigation and documentation of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
quarter
2007
Agreement 21/2007, Attorney-General for the state of Mexico, laying down institutional guidelines to be
followed by public prosecutors and clerical officers of the prosecution service, forensic medical experts, 14
State of
psychologists and other staff of the Office of the Attorney-General for the state of Mexico for the
February
Mexico
implementation of the specialist medical and psychological opinion in cases of possible torture and/or
2008
abuse.
1/2005, to educate public prosecutors, forensic medical experts and/or coroners and other staff of the 17 June
Guanajuato
State Attorney-General’s Office, regarding the implementation of the opinion.
2005
Guerrero
No agreement
There is a state law to prevent and punish torture, which applies throughout the federal entity and is
Jalisco
intended to prevent and punish torture.
002/2006 laying down institutional guidelines to be followed by public prosecutors, forensic medical
23 August
Michoacán experts and/or coroners and psychologists of the Attorney-General’s Office, for the implementation of
2006
the opinion.
Oaxaca
No agreement
Puebla
No agreement
Agreement A/002/2010 laying down institutional guidelines to be followed by medical forensic experts
Quintana Roo
21 May
and/or coroners of the Office of the Attorney-General for Quintana Roo, for the implementation of the
19
2010
specialist medical and psychological opinion in cases of possible torture and/or abuse.
Sinaloa
The agreement and opinion are in preparation.
Sonora
No agreement