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III.
A.
Torture prevention training for public servants
Efforts at the federal level
129. Some 29 training initiatives have been undertaken at the federal level, providing
courses or programmes on human rights and the prevention of torture, which were attended
by approximately 110,297 public officials between 2006 and March 2012.
130. Also, the courses indicated below were organized during the same period for the
states included in the Subcommittee’s visit to Mexico:
State
Total courses held
Participants
495
45 084
92
6 781
Federal District
Mexico state
Jalisco
5
282
Oaxaca
16
No information available
1
127
Nuevo León
Total (approximate): 52 274
131. With regard to training programmes for substantive personnel of the Office of the
Attorney-General of the Republic on human rights, combating torture and tools for
preventing acts constituting torture or ill-treatment, the following are noteworthy:
• A specialized course on the prosecution service;
• A course on the Federal Investigation Agency;
• An initial training and skills development course for professional experts;
• A course on the use of medical/psychological evaluation reports for cases of
possible torture or ill-treatment;
• A course on arrest procedures;
• A workshop course on human rights in federal justice administration;
• A seminar on human rights in the area of public security and justice administration;
• The case law of the inter-American human rights system;
• A training programme for public officials of the Office of the Attorney-General on
serious human rights violations;
• The investigation and prosecution of acts constituting enforced disappearance of
persons;
• A seminar on support for crime victims;
• A seminar on human rights and gender equity;
• A seminar on non-discrimination and rights of persons with disabilities; and
• A seminar on human rights in relation to indigenous issues.
132. The budget disbursed by the Office of the Attorney-General from March 2011 to
April 2012 for training of public servants totalled 46.3 million pesos.
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