Rights during investigation - not to be subjected to any form of coercion, duress or threat, to torture or to any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Mexico

Mexico - Constitution 1917 (2015) EN

TITLE ONE

CHAPTER I
Fundamental rights

Article 20

B. Defendant’s rights

II. All forms of intimidation, torture and lack of communication are forbidden and shall be punished by the law. Any confession made without the assistance of a defender shall have no weight as evidence.

''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 19''

Treatment during the arrest or imprisonment, any annoyance without legal

justification, any tax or contribution in jails, constitute an abuse which the law shall

correct and the authorities shall repress.

''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 20''

A. General principles:

IX. Any evidence obtained by violating the defendant’s fundamental rights

shall be null and void.

''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 20''

B. Defendant's rights
II. The accused has the right to remain silent. From the moment of his

arrest, the defendant shall be informed about the charges against him

and his right to keep silent, which cannot be used against him. All forms

of intimidation, torture and lack of communication are forbidden and

shall be punished by the law. Any confession made without the

assistance of a defender shall have no weight as evidence.

''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 22''

Penalties of death, mutilation, infamy, marks, physical punishments, torture,

excessive fines, confiscation of assets, and other cruel punishments are prohibited.

Every penalty shall be in proportion to the crime committed and to the legally

protected interest.

Rome Statute

Article 55 Rights of persons during an investigation

1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:

(b) Shall not be subjected to any form of coercion, duress or threat, to torture or to any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;