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Scope and Contents Second part of interview with Martha Figueroa, a lawyer from the women's rights group, Grupo de Mujeres de San Cristóbal in Chiapas, Mexico. Figueroa discusses the Mexican judicial system and how it deals with crimes against women and indigenous communities. In the case of the Acteal massacre, Figueroa says that women's testimonies were not taken seriously, and that survivors were treated only as witnesses rather than victims. She states that government and police were aware of the massacre...