CAT/C/75 page 72 proceedings, he is still at the disposal of the court or Public Prosecutor’s Office, as appropriate. Amparo proceedings may, where the law on the subject so permits, be brought not only by the petitioner but also by third parties.66 335. The Federal judiciary also performs a monitoring function when the Constitution so permits, i.e. at the moment when the Public Prosecutor’s Office institutes criminal proceedings.67 336. Furthermore, if a detention ordered by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in matters within its jurisdiction is unlawful, the Federal judiciary will immediately take the necessary measures to restore the accused person to liberty.68 Notes 1 Report on the visit by the Special Rapporteur to Mexico, E/CN.4/1998/38/Add.2, 14 January 1998. 2 Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Mexico, OEA/Ser.L/V/II.100, 24 September 1998. 3 “Systemic Injustice: Torture, Disappearance and Extrajudicial Execution in Mexico”, January 1999. 4 These replies were furnished in 2002. 5 Centros de Readaptación Social (CERESO) (top-security prisons). 6 Recommendation No. 16/2001 of 25 May 2001. 7 National Human Rights Commission, Report of activities, 16 November 1999 to 15 November 2000, p. xiii. 8 Ibid., p. 13. 9 See below, paragraph 149. 10 Recommendation 24/2001, 4th report, pp. 129-130. 11 Recommendation 21/1999, 3rd report, p. 139. 12 Recommendation 23/1999, 3rd report, p. 140. 13 Recommendation 33/1999, ibid., pp. 143-144. 14 Recommendation 2/2000, ibid., pp. 145-146. 15 Recommendation 32/2000, 4th report, p. 119. 16 Commission for the Defence of Human Rights (CODDEHUM), 9th annual report, p. 22.