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Acapulco; Oaxaca prison; the Santa María Asunción regional prison in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca; the
Southern Rebel Holding Centre; and the military prison in Mexico City. This was the first time
ever that the Working Group had held private meetings with detainees in a military prison.
5.
The following federal officials who met with the Working Group should be mentioned:
the Minister of Public Security, the Minister of the Interior, the President and members of the
Senate Human Rights Commission, the President of the Supreme Court, the Executive Secretary
for Disciplinary Matters of the Council of the Federal Judiciary, the Director-General for
International Relations, the Assistant Attorney for International Affairs at the Office of the
Attorney-General, the Director-General for the Protection of Human Rights at the Office of the
Attorney-General, the Military Prosecutor, the Under-Secretary for Human Rights and
Democracy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (who, together with the Director for Human Rights
from the same ministry and the Director for Dialogue and Individual Cases, did everything to
ensure the success of the mission), the Director of the Justice Department and the Technical
Secretary of the National Indigenous Institute, the Under-Secretary for Population, Migration
and Religious Affairs, the Commissioner of the National Institute for Migration, and officials
from the Office of the Military Prosecutor, the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI), the
Organized Crime Unit (UEDO) and the Office of the Public Defender.
6.
Special mention should be made of the talks held with the First Inspector-General of the
National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, the President of the Human Rights Commission
of the Federal District and his very able team, and the presidents of the human rights
commissions of the States of Jalisco, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
7.
In the Federal District, the Working Group was able to hold talks with the Minister of
Public Security of the Federal District, the Assistant Attorney for Human Rights of the Federal
District and officials from the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federal District. In the State
of Jalisco, the Working Group was able to meet with the President of the High Court, the
Secretary-General of the Government, the State’s Minister of Public Security, Crime Prevention
and Social Rehabilitation, the Director of Crime Policy and Technical Standards, and officials
from the State Ministry of the Interior and the Office of the State Attorney-General.
8.
In the State of Guerrero, the Working Group held talks with the Secretary-General of the
Government, the State Attorney-General, the Minister of Public Security and officials from the
Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Security, the Office of the Attorney-General and
the State judiciary. Lastly, in the State of Oaxaca, the Working Group met with the executive’s
Chief Coordinator for Human Rights, the President of the State’s High Court and officials from
the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Civil Protection, the Office of the State Attorney and
the State Office for Crime Prevention and Social Rehabilitation, as well as with members of the
Child Welfare Council.
9.
The cooperation between NGOs and the Working Group during the visit was exemplary.
The contributions of the following NGOs should be highlighted: the Centro de Derechos
Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez, the Mexican Commission for the Defence and Promotion
of Human Rights, the Mexican League for the Defence of Human Rights (LIMEDDH), the