Compliance measures
529.In this regard, in the agencies of the Prosecution Service based in the office of the Attorney-General for the State of Oaxaca, we
ensure that three defenders are on call 24 hours a day. Similarly, defenders are available round the clock in the regional offices of
assistant attorneys-general in Puerto Escondido, Tehuantepec, Huajuapam and Tuxtepec. Furthermore, the defenders assigned to the
criminal courts and courts of mixed jurisdiction are on call and locatable within the area served by these courts.
In order to eliminate the risk of unnecessary detention and cruel, inhuman and degrading
treatment, ensure that deprivation of liberty is the last resort in cases involving administrative
penalties or minor offences (para. 102)
G.The Subcommittee’s recommendations that fall under specific objective 7 of the action plan on
following up the recommendations of government agencies to protect human rights, are as follows
Take into account the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture
(para. 57)
Compliance measures
530.At the Santa Martha Acatitla Social Rehabilitation Centre, from 1 September 2009 staff were informed of the existence of the
recommendations of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, to ensure that all the recommendations are complied with.
531.At the Eastern Federal District Detention Centre for Men, the measures taken to implement the recommendations received were
announced on 4 September 2009.
532.Moreover, a number of measures are being taken at state level to foster human rights and eradicate torture. Below we set out
some of the measures taken by the governments of the states of Coahuila, Durango, Guerrero, Querétaro, Sonora, Tabasco and
Yucatán.
State
Activities carried out
From the 27th to the 30th of the month, the second stage of the training course was concluded prior to the
implementation of the specialist medical and psychological opinion for cases of torture and/or abuse; the course was
taught by personnel of the department for human-rights recommendations and amicable settlements of the Office of the
Attorney-General of the Republic.
This course was aimed at staff of the state prosecution service, such as medical experts and psychologists, public
prosecutors dealing with detainees, staff from the Department of Responsibilities, staff from the human rights unit and
Coahuila investigative, operational state police officers, and staff of the social rehabilitation centres.
Note that this was the second phase of training taught in our state on the implementation of the opinion, following the first
training course for personnel of this agency, held in September and October 2006.
Accordingly, we now have to conclude with the contextualization of this instrument, the issue of the opinion with the
corresponding security measures and the signing of the respective decision, for which we have been in constant contact
with the Director-General for Human-Rights Recommendations and Amicable Reconciliations of the Office of the
Attorney-General of the Republic.
A register has been set up of persons admitted either as detainees or parties appearing at various designated facilities.
Durango
Similarly there is a register of people who come to visit detainees in the cells of the state prosecution service.
The Undersecretary of Prevention and Police Operations of the Ministry of Public Safety and Civil Protection of the state
of Guerrero reports that several measures have been taken in relation to migration, notably: not handcuffing detained
Guerrero migrants, giving them food, allowing them to make a phone call, giving them a medical examination of their physical
integrity by a specialist in the field, providing medical care and any necessary medication, transferring them forthwith to
the migration office, and making sure that their belongings are respected.
Querétaro state authorities have separated men and women at the migration centre, the facilities are secure, warm and
Querétaro hygienic, and detainees are given a package consisting of soap, shampoo, toothpaste and a toothbrush; they are also
provided with sleeping mats and blankets and food. There is also a doctor and they are given decent treatment.
The Office of the State Attorney-General has taken various measures on training and promotion of human rights in all
areas that might be prone to torture, such as:officers of the state investigative police and public prosecutors. The courses
cover the following main content: the national and international legal dimension, code of conduct for law-enforcement
officers, principles of justice for crime victims and abuse of power, and protection of all persons subject to any form of
detention or imprisonment.
Sonora
The state’s Executive Secretariat of Public Security worked on the draft bill on public security, which introduced
amendments to comply with the constitutional reforms of June 2008. They enshrine the principles of operation of the
public security institutions, which include the respect for human rights recognized in the Constitution. The state executive
has presented this initiative to the state congress.
The same draft bill refers to the guidelines to be followed by members of the police institutions, that are based on the
principles of legality, objectivity, fairness, impartiality, efficiency, professionalism, honesty and respect for the human
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