[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 55393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22647]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7159]


Determination Under Section 1010(a) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-212)

    Pursuant to section 1010(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2010 (Pub. L. 111-212) and the authority vested in me by Delegation of 
Authority 245-1, I hereby determine that the Government of Mexico is 
continuing to:
    (A) Improve the transparency and accountability of Federal police 
forces and to work with State and municipal authorities to improve the 
transparency and accountability of State and municipal police forces 
through mechanisms including police complaints commissions with 
authority and independence to receive complaints and carry out 
effective investigations;
    (B) Conduct regular consultations with Mexican human rights 
organizations and other relevant Mexican civil society organizations on 
recommendations for the implementation of the Merida Initiative in 
accordance with Mexican and international law;
    (C) Ensure that civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities are 
investigating and prosecuting, in accordance with Mexican and 
international law, members of the Federal police and military forces 
who have been credibly alleged to have violated internationally 
recognized human rights, and the Federal police and military forces are 
fully cooperating with the investigations; and
    (D) Enforce the prohibition, in accordance with Mexican and 
international law, on the use of testimony obtained through torture or 
other ill-treatment.
    This determination shall be reported to Congress and published in 
the Federal Register.

    Dated: September 2, 2010.
James B. Steinberg,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-22647 Filed 9-9-10; 8:45 am]
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