CAT/C/MEX/CO/7
(b)
Ensure effective follow-up and implementation of the recommendations
made by the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture as part of its
monitoring activities, in accordance with the guidelines on national preventive
mechanisms adopted by the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT/OP/12/5, paras. 13 and 38);
(c)
Encourage cooperation between the National Mechanism for the
Prevention of Torture and civil society organizations.
Training
44.
While noting the human rights training programmes, especially those related to the
prevention of torture, the use of force and the reform of the criminal justice system,
designed for members of the various State security bodies, prison officials, immigration
personnel, members of the judiciary and staff of prosecutors’ offices, the Committee regrets
the paucity of information on the evaluation of their impact on the incidence of torture and
ill-treatment in the State party. It is also concerned about the limited information available
on training programmes for medical personnel dealing with detainees to enable them to
detect and document the physical and psychological sequelae of torture (art. 10).
45.
The State party should:
(a)
Continue to develop and implement mandatory in-service training
programmes and provide the necessary training to ensure that all public servants, in
particular police officers, members of the armed forces, judicial officials, prison staff,
immigration personnel and others who may be involved in the custody, interrogation
or treatment of persons subjected to any form of arrest, detention or imprisonment,
are properly acquainted with the provisions of the Convention and are fully aware
that breaches will not be tolerated, that they will be investigated and that those
responsible will be prosecuted;
(b)
Ensure that all relevant staff, including medical personnel, receive
specific training to enable them to correctly identify and document cases of torture
and ill-treatment in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol;
(c)
Provide detailed information on the evaluation of the impact of training
programmes on the incidence of torture and ill-treatment in the State party.
Redress
46.
The Committee appreciates the delegation’s explanations regarding the
rehabilitation measures granted to 403 victims of torture and ill-treatment and notes that,
between 2014 and 2018, the Executive Commission for Victim Support received 241
requests for compensation for human rights violations, including torture. Pursuant to these
requests, the Executive Commission for Victim Support issued 51 comprehensive
reparation orders confirming the presence of torture and ill-treatment, among other human
rights violations, and processed 217 requests for compensation from victims – 52 of them
direct victims and 165 indirect. However, the Committee regrets that the State party has not
given complete information on the measures of redress and compensation ordered by the
courts and other State bodies and in fact provided to victims of torture and their families
during the reporting period, or on the level of cooperation in this area with specialized nongovernmental organisations. In addition, the Committee takes note of the recent request by
the Executive Commission for Victim Support to the national health system to create a
comprehensive, specialized, multidisciplinary treatment and rehabilitation programme to
deal with conditions arising from serious human rights violations (art. 14).
47.
The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 3
(2012) on the implementation of article 14 by States parties, in which it elaborates on
the nature and scope of their obligation under the Convention to provide full redress
to victims of torture. In particular, the State party should:
(a)
Ensure that all victims of torture obtain redress and have an enforceable
right to fair and adequate compensation, including the means for as full rehabilitation
as possible;
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