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gaps, to increase school enrolment rates of indigenous children, and to review the justice system.
It also recommended that the Comprehensive Programme to Prevent, Address, Punish and
Eliminate Violence against Women developed under the General Act on Women’s Access to a
Life Free from Violence be implemented as soon as possible.
71.
Guatemala enquired about strategies used to consolidate the reform process relating to
human rights, and about programmes put in place for the reinsertion of migrants returning to the
country. It recommended that Mexico (a) harmonize its internal legal framework at all levels of
government, towards the effective judicial implementation of all international human rights
norms; (b) give priority to the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on the human
rights of migrants; (c) ensure that migrants have access to an effective remedy before a
competent authority for the protection of their rights, and prosecute and punish civil servants
responsible for acts of ill-treatment and offences against migrants; (d) continue enhancing the
working conditions of temporary agricultural labourers and strengthen the work of labour
inspection authorities; and (e) continue addressing the recommendations made by the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people.
72.
The Philippines supported the priority given to families in extreme poverty and viewed
the establishment of special human rights units in federal ministries as a best practice. It
recommended that Mexico (a) strengthen measures to protect and provide assistance to victims
of human trafficking, with special emphasis on children victims; (b) pay special attention to the
situation of indigenous people in its poverty-eradication programmes; and (c) seek to improve
the enrolment rate of girls in primary and secondary schools. It asked how Mexico engages
migrant and diaspora communities abroad into contributing to national development efforts and
programmes.
73.
Colombia understood the difficulties faced by Mexico in combating impunity, corruption,
kidnapping, drug trafficking and all forms of violence. Colombia commended in particular
efforts to elucidate 275 cases of enforced disappearances noted by CNDH and urged continuing
investigations and trials to provide justice and reparation for victims. Colombia recommended
that Mexico continue promoting the bill on enforced disappearances. Welcoming the
commitment to clarify the murder and disappearance of women in Ciudad Juárez, Columbia
enquired about progress made by CNDH to prevent and eradicate violence against women in the
town.
74.
The Russian Federation considered that Mexico had made considerable changes to its
institutions. It recommended (a) that Mexico mandate civilian courts with the jurisdiction to
prosecute cases of human rights violations committed by members of armed forces when they
carry out law enforcement functions. According to NGOs, some mass media sources are
concentrated in the hands of a few influential families, and according to the Supreme Court itself
amendments introduced by the Government in the law on radio and television and the law on
telecommunicationsrun contrary to freedom of expression and opinion. The Russian Federation
recommended (b) that legal reforms be undertaken to ensure democratization of the media in the
country.
Peru acknowledged the NHRP, as well as programmes to reduce poverty. It
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recommended that Mexico (a) review the relevant legal provisions to ensure that all offences
committed against human rights by military forces may also be submitted to civil courts; (b)
provide greater guarantees and security to journalists and mass media professionals, in particular
those that investigate and report cases of drug trafficking and corruption; and (c) carry out a
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