Also during the year 4,128,618 pesos were earmarked for the construction, improvement or extension of social
rehabilitation centres, of which 780,000,761 were allocated for Comalcalco social rehabilitation centre; 722,000,775 for
the one in Cardenas and 731,910,000 pesos for the Macuspana centre.
The amount allocated to infrastructure for the administration of justice was 26,852,332 pesos, broken down as follows:
5,500,000 for the public prosecution office in Huimanguillo, 8,300,000 for the Prosecution Service agency in Tenosique,
6,752,332 pesos for the Macuspana law-enforcement centre and 6,500,000 pesos for the Paraíso law-enforcement
centre.
For the period 2011–2012 infrastructure is projected to grow with the construction of buildings for expert services and
the Prosecution Service, the training and professional development institute, judicial police and law-enforcement centres
in Cárdenas, Centla, Comalcalco, Emiliano Zapata, Nacajua and Teapa.
The state government signed the Istanbul Protocol on 3 August 2005.
The Congress of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán published Decree number 351 enacting the Act to prevent and
punish torture, available at: http://www.congresoyucatan.gob.mx/index.php?seccion=descargar&id=228.
Yucatán The Yucatán State Human Rights Commission trained state and municipal police officers in the state on this topic, by
means of the course "Human Rights of Migrants for State and Municipal Police Officers". The course took place on 9
December 2010 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Ministry of Public Security of the Government of
Yucatán.
533.In this connection the state of Baja California reports that during 2010, the executive of the state of Baja Californiareceived no
recommendations from the public human rights defender organizations, whether state or federal, relating to the commission of any acts
of torture.
534.On the other hand, it cooperated with the Federal Government in handling the complaint lodged with the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights by 25 municipal police officers of the city of Tijuana, Baja California, four civilians from Rosarito and
two former public prosecutors, who reported acts of torture perpetrated by municipal public servants and personnel of the Mexican
Army.
Intensify efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the international instruments relating to
children and adolescents to which Mexico is a party (para. 244)
Compliance measures
535.In this regard, the following strategies and guidelines for preventing torture are being pursued under the National Human Rights
Programme, 2008–2012 in compliance with the international instruments to which Mexico is a party:
"Strategy 4.1. To foster effective implementation and enforcement of international human rights treaties through the promotion of
legislative measures at all levels of Mexican law.
Action strands
Reforms of the legislation of the federal entities.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of the Interior) To promote the criminalization of torture in state law in line with international
and regional standards, including the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
and the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, and to consider harmonizing torture legislation at federal and state
levels."
Comply fully with the general and specific recommendations that the various state human rights
commissions have issued in respect of individual complaints and general situations that may give
rise to acts of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and recommendations aimed at
ending impunity for the perpetrators of such acts (para. 68)
Compliance measures
536.On 30 June 2009, the governors of the various prisons in the Federal District were instructed as follows:
The Northern Federal District Detention Centre for Men has fully complied with the recommendations made by the human rights
protection bodies. It has also issued instructions to the security headquarters to prevent acts of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment on detainees, by raising awareness of the penalties.
At the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre for Men, on 10 September 2009 the legal unit was instructed to comply with the form and
timing of the general and specific recommendations of the respective human rights commissions in the context of individual and general
complaints which might lead to acts of torture, cruel, inhumane or discriminatory treatment, and any harassment of inmates is therefore
being monitored.
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