Mexico, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the National Human Rights Commission, the National Council to Prevent
Discrimination and civil organizations such as Sin Fronteras I.A.P. and the Universidad Iberoamericana, among others.
45.This work was designed to promote both knowledge of and respect for national and international human rights standards
applicable in public security functions, protection of people and their rights, with special attention for sectors of the population in a
vulnerable situation.
46.In this vein, we designed and conducted specialized courses, workshops, lectures and video conferences on human rights, which
were aimed at Ministry officials, focusing on Federal Police commanders and officers involved in special and routine operations
throughout the country.
47.The courses covered the following topics:
Evolution and consolidation of human rights;
National and international mechanisms for protecting human rights;
Human rights in government activities:
(a)State responsibility for human rights;
(b)Human rights in the administration of justice;
(c)Protecting human rights in law enforcement;
(d)Ethics and legality in police work;
(e)The right to personal integrity;
(f)The right to liberty and personal security;
(g)Protection of human rights in the detention procedure;
(h)The rights of access to justice, due process and judicial protection;
(i)Vulnerable sectors of the population: rights of migrants, immigration regulations, international instruments for the protection of
migrants, migration trends, detection methods, interviewing and identifying persons illegally detained in the country, special protection
for women, children and adolescents;
(j)Prevention and identification of likely victims of trafficking;
(k)Basic principles of justice for victims of crime and abuse of power, and
(l)Implementation of international treaties.
48.In the Federal District, the Department of the Prison System of the Ministry of the Interior promoted the rights and obligations of
the prison community within criminal treatment facilities, supported by visual aids and information leaflets, with the aim of preventing
torture and ensuring that any violations of human rights are not repeated.
49.In this connection, the Correctional Training Institute, with the support of the Directorate–General for Education in and Promotion
of Human Rights and the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District, designed the comprehensive human rights training
programme, which provides for defence and guarantees of due process as a means of preventing and protecting against torture and
ill-treatment of accused and convicted persons deprived of their liberty, including the issue of the use of force.
50.With the advice of the National Council to Prevent Discrimination (CONAPRED) and the participation of civil-society
organizations, the Executive Directorate for Prison Security designed, implemented and evaluated the programme of awareness ,
information and training on the right to equality and non-discrimination, for prison guards and managers, relating specifically to
the treatment of and respect for the human rights of persons deprived of their liberty.
Review current practice and training programmes with an eye to ensuring that medical and
psychological opinions rendered in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol are used only for the
purposes originally intended as clearly established under the Protocol itself, and are not used as
grounds for asserting that victims have made false statements by ensuring independent, prompt
and thorough investigations (paras 92 and 195).
Compliance measures
51.During 2010, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic provided training in contextualization and implementation of the
Istanbul Protocol in several federal entities, namely:
Coahuila, from 27 to 30 April;
Nayarit, from 18 to 21 May;