United Nations
CAT/OP/MEX/1
Distr.: General
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment
31 May 2010
English
Original: Spanish
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
Report on the visit of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment to Mexico * , **
Contents
Paragraphs Page
Preliminary remarks1–73
Introduction8–194
I.Facilitation of the visit and cooperation20–236
II.National preventive mechanism24–326
A.Legal context and designation process24–266
B.Evaluation27–297
C.Recommendations30–327
III.Safeguards against torture and ill-treatment33–958
A.Legal framework34–638
B.Institutional framework64–8215
C.Office of the Attorney-General and implementation of the Istanbul Protocol83–9218
D.Training as a torture prevention mechanism93–9520
IV.Situation of persons deprived of their liberty96–27720
A.Torture complaints: statistics and actual situation96–9920
B.Places of detention visited100–20521
C.Legal concepts and practices206–23843
D.Situation of vulnerable groups deprived of their liberty239–26750
E.Failure to investigate, impunity and lack of redress268–27055
F.Dialogue with authorities271–27756
V.Summary of conclusions and recommendations278–35056
A.National preventive mechanism279–28157
B.Safeguards for the prevention of torture and ill-treatment282–29458
C.Situation of persons deprived of their liberty295–35060
Annexes
I.Places of detention visited69
II.Government officials and other persons with whom the delegation met71
Preliminary remarks