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(f)
The publication, on 13 June 2014, of the Decree amending, repealing and
supplementing several provisions of the Code of Military Justice, which amends article 57
of the Code to exclude cases involving civilian victims of human rights violations from
military jurisdiction.
4.
The Committee notes with appreciation the steps taken by the State party to modify
its policies and procedures in order to afford greater protection of human rights and to apply
the Convention, in particular:
(a)
The establishment in 2015 of the Special Unit for the Investigation of the
Crime of Torture of the Office of the State Attorney General (now the Office of the
Prosecutor General);
(b)
The adoption in December 2014 by the Supreme Court of the procedural
protocol for justice administrators in cases concerning acts qualifying as torture or illtreatment;
(c)
The creation in 2015 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor for the
investigation of the crime of enforced disappearance;
(d)
The establishment in 2016 of the Unit for the Investigation of Crimes against
Migrants of the Office of the State Attorney General (now the Office of the Prosecutor
General) and the establishment of the Mechanism for Mexican Support Abroad in Search
and Investigation Activities to coordinate the investigation of crimes against migrants;
(e)
The publication in July 2017 of the findings of the national survey of persons
deprived of their liberty, carried out in 2016 by the National Institute for Statistics and
Geography, in application of article 29 (3) of the Federal Act on the Enforcement of
Criminal Penalties;
(f)
The adoption in October 2018 of the Harmonized Protocol on the
Investigation of Offences against Freedom of Expression, by the fortieth Plenary Assembly
of the National Conference of State Attorneys General;
(g)
The establishment in 2015 of the National System for the Comprehensive
Protection of Children and Adolescents;
(h)
The full entry into force in June 2016 of the criminal justice system reform
launched in 2008, which has entailed the transition from an inquisitorial to an adversarial
system of criminal justice;
(i)
The publication on 30 April 2014 of the National Human Rights Programme
2014–2018;
(j)
The publication on 30 April 2014 of the National Programme on the
Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Trafficking in Persons and on Victim Protection
and Assistance 2014–2018, and the establishment of complaints mechanisms, including the
Citizens’ Complaint and Help Centre and a telephone helpline;
(k)
The publication on 30 April 2014 of the Comprehensive Programme to
Prevent, Address, Punish and Eradicate Violence against Women 2014–2018;
(l)
The establishment on 8 January 2014 of the Executive Commission for
Victim Support, the adoption in 2015 of the model of comprehensive health care for victims,
and the adoption of the Comprehensive Victim Support Programme 2014–2018;
(m) The creation, by presidential decree on 4 December 2018, of a truth and
justice commission for the Ayotzinapa case, and the signature on 8 April 2019 of an
agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the provision of advisory and
technical assistance to the commission;
(n)
The conclusion on 9 April 2019 of a framework agreement between the
Government of Mexico and OHCHR whereby OHCHR will provide advisory services and
technical assistance to the National Guard on training in human rights and in operating in
accordance with international human rights standards;
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