334. The representative asked the Court to order training on human rights and the rights of the child for “State officials from different entities (security forces, justice system personnel, officials of juvenile institutions, prison staff) of the province of Mendoza and the national jurisdiction.” She also asked the Court to “order the Argentine State to adopt the necessary legal measures to prevent and eradicate torture, including the establishment of an independent national mechanism for the prevention of torture.” 335. For its part, the State indicated that it was “working on the implementation of this mechanism,” and that it “hoped to establish the national prevention mechanism by a national law.” The State recalled that, in September 2011, the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation approved the bill on the creation of the National System for the Prevention of Torture, and that “the provinces of Chaco, Río Negro and Mendoza passed laws creating provincial mechanisms to prevent torture, and bills are pending in the provinces of La Pampa, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Neuquén. B.3.4.2. Considerations of the Court 336. The Court assesses positively the progress made by the State to apply a mechanism to prevent torture and urges the State to expedite the implementation of specific and effective measures in this regard. However, the State did not explain whether this mechanism is also applicable in detention centers and prisons. 337. Thus, in order to guarantee the non-repetition of the human rights violations declared in this case, the Court finds it important to strengthen the institutional capacities of federal prison personnel and prison personnel of the province of Mendoza, as well as of the judges with competence for offenses committed by juveniles, by providing them with training on the principles and norms of the protection of human rights and the rights of the child, including those relating to humane treatment and torture. To this end, the State must implement, within a reasonable time, if they do not exist at present, obligatory programs or courses on the above-mentioned points as part of the general and ongoing education of the said State officials. These programs or courses must include references to this Judgment, to the Inter-American Court’s case law on personal integrity, torture, and the rights of the child, as well as the international human rights obligations derived from the treaties to which Argentina is a Party. 402 C. Obligation to investigate the facts and to identify, appropriate, punish those responsible prosecute and, as C.1. Investigation into the death of Ricardo David Videla Fernández C.1.1. Arguments of the Commission and pleadings of the parties 338. The Commission and the representative asked for a complete, impartial and effective investigation, within a reasonable time, to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of Ricardo David Videla Fernández and, if appropriate, to impose the corresponding sanctions. The Commission indicated that “[t]his investigation should include possible responsibilities for the omissions or breaches in the duty of prevention of the officials responsible for the custody of the victim.” The representative also requested the publication 402 Cf. Case of El Caracazo v. Venezuela. Reparations and costs. Judgment of August 29, 2002. Series C No. 95, para. 127, and Case of the Massacres of El Mozote and nearby places v. El Salvador. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of October 25, 2012. Series C No.252, para. 369. 106

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