Context.
Efforts of Mexico's Federal Judiciary Power to respond to 1,500 human rights recommendations.
International organizations periodically review compliance with international human rights treaties and obligations, and issue recommendations to improve compliance with International Human Rights Standards.
Between 1994 and 2020, Mexico’s Federal Judiciary Power (PJF) received approximately 1,500 human rights’ recommendations from international organizations. It is important to highlight that 800 recommendations were aimed at the training and awareness of judges and jurisdictional personnel.
With the constitutional reform of 2011, the Mexican State strengthened the respect for human rights’ fulfillment contained in international treaties to which Mexico is a signatory. Progress was also made in the development of investigation protocols on torture and forced disappearance, and in the implementation of activities to promote respect for human rights, such as the General Law on Victims and the National Law on Criminal Execution.
With the project "Strengthening Federal Justice for Human Rights in Mexico" (FORTAJUS-DH), the Council of the Federal Justice (CJF) and the German Agency for Sustainable Development (GIZ) in Mexico are pursuing the common goal of ensuring compliance with human to improve legal standards and recommendations in the practical work of judges and judicial staff, thereby strengthening the rule of law in Mexico.
Objective.
1. A strengthening of the internal control in the Judicial Power of the Federation improves the protection of human rights aned compliance with international human rights standards.
2. Accountability and transparency of the Mexican federal judicary are promoted thorugh a systematic measurment of human rights indicators.
3. The integrated perspective of the Mexican civil society and international organizations promotes intrasocietal and international dialogue for the protection of human rights thorugh the Judical Power of the Federation.
Approach.
Promote adherence to international standards on Human Rights
1. Increase the judges and jurisdictional personnel knowledge on human rights, as well as the creation of conditions for the application in the daily work and operational processes.
2. Generate human rights indicators based on recommendations for the CJF, which measure the level of fulfillment in terms of human rights obligations and recommendations through and institutionalized monitoring system.
3.Improve the PJF's information and reporting systems on the level of compliance with human rights for the Mexican public and international organizations.
A priority focus is on international recommendations and obligations for the prevention of gender-based violence and torture.
Specific Themes.
• Generation of reliable human rights data.
• Measurement of compliance with international standards and recommendations.
• Open and transparent justice.
• Institutional training in information collection and systematization procedures.