CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 IV. A. Public policies on torture eradication Public policies at the federal level 192. With a view to preventing acts of torture or ill-treatment and, where appropriate, investigating and punishing public servants responsible for such human rights violations, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic, through the Office of the Assistant Attorney-General for Human Rights, has since March 2012 set up human rights protection units at the premises of the federal investigation centre, the Office of the Assistant Attorney-General for Organized Crime Investigations and the metropolitan division of the Office of the Attorney-General. 193. These human rights protection units carry out inspection tours at places of detention on a daily basis in order to check: • That cells are kept clean; • That there are sufficient blankets for detainees; • That detainees are provided with food and drink; • That detainees receive medical care if required; • That wallcharts referring to detainees’ fundamental rights are displayed; • That males are kept separate from females. 194. Also, the Office of the Assistant Attorney-General for Human rights, Victim Support and Community Services undertakes inspection visits to state divisions of the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic and to places of preventive custody in order to detect any irregularities and adopt measures in conformity with the law. In cases where human rights violations are found, the necessary action is taken to ensure that the violation ceases, legal guidance is provided and a complaint is duly initiated. During the period between March 2011 and April 2012, 25 such visits were carried out. 195. The Attorney-General’s Office also operates an institutional programme for the promotion of a human rights culture, whose purpose is to build confidence in the institution both internally and externally and to raise public awareness of the scope and content of human rights. 196. The measures taken to implement this programme are concerned primarily with the production of bibliographic material through the publishing programme of the AttorneyGeneral’s Office. Also, information material in the form of posters, brochures, leaflets and pamphlets is distributed at all administrative units of the Attorney-General’s Office, including divisions in the individual states. 197. With respect to torture prevention, the following documents have been distributed: Decision No. A/057/2003 of the Attorney-General of the Republic on the use of medical/psychological evaluation reports for cases of possible torture or ill-treatment, the first edition of the basic guide to combating torture and the second general report of the Attorney-General’s Office on complaints of alleged torture against public servants filed with the National Human Rights Commission during the period from November 2006 to May 2010 and on the use of medical/psychological evaluation reports between 2007 and 2009. 198. The educational material is aimed at promoting a culture of respect for human rights and is used primarily as an aid to human rights training. 60 GE.13-41196 (EXT)