The "arraigo" (preventive custody) unit of the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic;
The offices of the Federal Ministry of Public Security;
Agency number 50 of the Office of the Attorney-General for the Federal District;
Offices of the Federal Ministry of Public Security in the state of Jalisco;
Preventive custody unit of the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic in the State of Jalisco;
Office of the Attorney-General for the State of Jalisco;
Jalisco state Municipal Police headquarters;
Offices of the State Investigation Agency of the Office of the Attorney-General for the State of Nuevo León;
Nuevo León state Municipal Police headquarters, Alamey;
Nuevo León juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre;
Municipal Preventive Police headquarters, Oaxaca;
Office of the Attorney-General for the State of Oaxaca;
Preventive custody unit, High-Performance Centre of the Oaxaca Police;
Directorate of Adolescent Services, Guardianship Council, Oaxaca;
Office annexed to Zimatlán prison, Oaxaca;
Cruz del Sur psychiatric hospital, Oaxaca;
Eastern Federal District Pretrial Detention Centre for Men;
Molino Flores Pretrial Detention and Social Rehabilitation Centre, Mexico state;
Pretrial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre for Women, Jalisco state;
Jalisco state Pretrial Detention Social Rehabilitation Centre, Puente Grande;
Santa María Ixcotel prison, Oaxaca;
Valles Centrales Regional Pretrial Detention Centre;
Military Prison No. 1.
6.We note that the Subcommittee thanked the federal and state authorities for their openness and close cooperation, given that the
visit entailed a complex mobilization of institutions and organization at the various levels of government.
B.Report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture on its visit to Mexico
7.In June 2009 the Subcommittee sent the Mexican Government its observations on its visit, which included several recommendations
for strengthening the measures taken to prevent acts of torture in the country’s detention centres.
8.The Subcommittee’s report contains 122 recommendations, which can be classified as follows:
No. of recommendations Classification
13
10
7
23
28
15
6
20
Training of public servants
Implementation of legislative reforms
Planning and implementation of public policy
Strengthening mechanisms of access to justice
Improving conditions in detention facilities
Manning and increased resources for the management of detention facilities
Promotion of cooperation between the Mexican state and international human-rights protection mechanisms
General issues
C.Establishment of a working group to implement the recommendations of the Subcommittee on
Prevention of Torture, arising from its visit to Mexico
9.On 13 April 2009, the state and federal authorities that took part in the visit of the Subcommittee established a working group to
implement the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, arising from i t s visit to Mexico.
10.The working group so far comprises government representatives of the Federal District, the states of Mexico, Jalisco, Nuevo