CAT/C/75 page 25 Puebla 115. A person detained on 30 March 2001 in the town of Puebla by State judicial police and subjected to beatings, water up the nose and plastic bags over the head. Sinaloa 116. A person detained on 6 August 1999 in Culiacán by Federal judicial police: kicked; water in the mouth and up the nose. The State Human Rights Commission issued a recommendation on this case. Tamaulipas 117. A person detained on 26 July 2000 in Reynosa by Federal fiscal police: hit in the face and genitals in particular and subjected to intimidation and threats. The case was reported to the fourth branch office of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office and to the State Human Rights Commission. 118. Three people detained on 27 February 1999 at La Presita ranch by members of the Twenty-first Army Regiment, 7th zone: bound hand and foot and blindfolded, then hit in the stomach and threatened with sub-machine guns and pistols in the mouth and at the back of the neck. 119. A person detained on 28 May 2001 in the municipal cemetery of Ciudad Mier by State judicial police. Handcuffed and with feet manacled; a pistol aimed at the head; volleys of shots fired near the ears; and blows to the face and chest, in particular. 120. A person detained on 22 March 2000 at the junction of Escobedo and P.J. Méndez streets, Reynosa, by officials of the National Institute for Migration: beaten and threatened. The case was reported to the State Human Rights Commission. 121. A person detained on 1 May 2000 at his home in Colonia Barrera, Miguel Alemán, by municipal police: threatened with death and beaten, causing injuries and bruising to the arms and back. D. Information from State and Federal governmental authorities 1. Federal authorities 122. In the meetings that Committee members had with the Interdepartmental Commission to Monitor Mexico’s International Human Rights Commitments and with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they were told of the Government’s determination to strengthen the protection and defence of human rights. That determination was reflected in the National Programme for the Promotion and Strengthening of Human Rights. The objectives of the Programme are: • To strengthen a culture of respect for human rights; • To reinforce institutional protection mechanisms;