CAT/C/75 page 59 • There are plans for the participation of five citizens selected by NGOs who will play the role of victims of torture in order to explain how doctors should conduct interviews and examinations; • A set of rules will be adopted that will emphasize the ethical commitment to be made by forensic pathologists when examining cases of possible torture and/or ill-treatment; • There will be a panel of legal experts from non-governmental organizations, national human rights organizations, Attorney-Generals’ Offices, Departments of State and bar associations who will discuss matters to do with protection from and the eradication of torture from the viewpoint of their specific areas of competence. 273. The Government of Mexico is working on an official Mexican standard on torture so as to establish a uniform procedure for medical examinations with a view to identifying possible cases of torture in live and dead victims. Action by lawyers 274. With regard to paragraph 159, it should be recalled that the Federal Public Defence Institute, a subsidiary body of the Federal Council of the Judiciary, provides both legal defence and legal advisory services. It has 22 regional offices throughout the country. 275. This system is well established and its services to society are becoming increasingly effective, particularly because it is part of the Federal judiciary. 276. Public defence services have considerably increased protection for the most vulnerable sectors of Mexican society. 277. In Federal criminal cases, public defence services, which are guaranteed by article 20, paragraph IX, of the Constitution, are currently provided from the time of the preliminary investigation until the execution of sentence in all judicial bodies, ordinary and special, concerned with prosecutions and safeguards; at no stage in the proceedings is the accused left without defence. 278. There is at least one Federal public defender in every investigation bureau of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, every district court hearing criminal cases and every single-judge circuit court. 279. According to the established career civil service rules, appointments to entry-level defender or adviser posts are made through competitive examination so that the best qualified candidates may be selected.