CAT/C/75
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CONTENTS
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PART ONE. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ......................................
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1 - 222
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I.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................
1-2
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II.
APPLICATION OF THE PROCEDURE ..............................
3 - 15
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III.
VISIT TO MEXICO FROM 23 AUGUST TO
TO 12 SEPTEMBER 2001 .....................................................
16 - 21
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A. Activities of the Committee members
during the visit ..................................................................
16 - 19
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B. General conditions in which the visit
took place .........................................................................
20 - 21
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CHARACTERISTICS AND FREQUENCY
OF CASES OF TORTURE ...................................................
22 - 165
8
A. Testimony of alleged victims or their direct
relatives ............................................................................
23 - 46
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B. Public human rights bodies ..............................................
47 - 79
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C. Information from non-governmental
organizations ....................................................................
80 - 121
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D. Information from State and Federal governmental
authorities..........................................................................
122 - 136
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E. General observations ........................................................
137 - 165
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LEGAL MECHANISMS OFFERING PROTECTION
AGAINST TORTURE, AND HOW THEY
OPERATE ..............................................................................
166 - 217
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A. The prohibition of torture in Mexican
legislation .........................................................................
171 - 174
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B. The general rule requiring a court order before
detention, and exceptions to it .........................................
175 - 179
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C. Time limits on detention at police and Public
Prosecutor’s Office premises ...........................................
180 -184
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IV.
V.