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the 2006 conflict in Oaxaca was systematic, and that there was no sanction against those
responsible for the repression, nor for other crimes committed before and after those events,
including enforced disappearances.
617. The Federation for Women and Family Planning appreciated the steps envisaged and taken
by Mexico for the rights of the child, as reflected in the Working Group report. Highlighting the
importance of comprehensive sexual education for children and youth, it was pleased that
Mexico had hosted a gathering of ministers for health and education from Latin America and the
Caribbean in 2008 and signed a ministerial declaration on prevention through education. It urged
Mexico to take action to promote comprehensive sexual education in schools in order to meet the
commitments made in the Declaration.
618. Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida stressed the recommendations made that
Mexico harmonize national legislation with international human rights instruments. It recalled
that recommendations regarding the abolition of arraigo and the revision of the definition of
organized crime in accordance with the Palermo Protocol were pending. It noted documented
cases where social movement leaders had been falsely accused of belonging to organized crime,
and stressed that arraigo was a form of arbitrary detention used daily by security forces and
military members. It called upon Mexico to implement these recommendations and to open a
public debate on arraigo.
619. Conectas Direitos Humanos expressed its concern about the recommendations pending
acceptance by Mexico, particularly regarding the re-establishment of the Special Prosecutor’s
office or a similar mechanism for the investigation of past crimes. It indicated that the hearing of
a case regarding the lack of access to justice for past crimes would take place before the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights in July 2009, which could offer a new opportunity for
Mexico to resolve this problem. It called on the Members of the Council to accompany Mexico
in this process.
620. The Miguel Agustín Pro Juarez Human Rights Centre noted that most recommendations
pending related to the duty to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged human rights violations
in civilian rather than in military courts. It emphasized the urgent need for Mexico to comply
with these recommendations. It stressed that documented military abuses included torture,
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