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the Commission. He testified, inter alia, about “the causes and
consequences of the disappearances and murders of women and girls in
the State of Chihuahua, and the socio-cultural patterns that condition
police and judicial proceedings in cases of this nature.”
e)
Clyde Snow. “Forensic anthropologist.” Expert witness proposed by the
Commission. He testified, inter alia, about “the international standards
applicable to the identification of the remains of victims of violent
crimes; the proper preservation of essential evidence in this type of
case, [and] the procedure for performing genetic identification of human
remains.”
f)
Oscar Máynez Grijalva. Witness proposed by the representatives. He
testified, inter alia, about “the procedure to remove the bodies from the
place they were found, the institutional management of the case during
the time he worked as a public servant, the [supposed] pressure of the
authorities to obtain a prompt response; the [alleged] anomalies and
irregularities of which he is aware; the reason why he resigned; [and]
the [alleged] pressure exercised by the authorities.”
g)
Ana Lorena Delgadillo Pérez. Witness proposed by the representatives.
She testified, inter alia, about “the institutional performance of the local
and federal authorities involved in the investigation and prosecution of
the case; the type of services provided to the next of kin of the victims
by the different Government agencies that intervened in the case, and
how these agencies treated them; the [alleged] difficulties of the families
[to obtain] access to justice; the inter-institutional collaboration among
the different authorities, [and] the need for efficient national
mechanisms to search for women who disappear.”
h)
Abraham Hinojos. Witness proposed by the representatives. He testified,
inter alia, about supposedly “valuable elements, especially [the]
elements that contribute to impunity in this case: victims and fabrication
of guilty parties.”
i)
Rosa Isela Pérez Torres. Witness proposed by the representatives. She
testified, inter alia, about “[her documentation of] the violence against
women in Ciudad Juárez and the [supposedly] irregular actions of the
local and federal authorities,” and “the [alleged] influence of the [s]tate
government in the management of information in the media about
violence against women, particularly about the murders of women
registered since 1993.”
j)
Elizabeth Lira Kornfeld. “Expert in social psychology.” Expert witness
proposed by the representatives. She testified, inter alia, about “the
criteria and mechanisms for repairing the damage caused to victims of
violence against women, especially the families of women victims of
murder” and about “guidelines to mitigate the aftereffects of
psychological torture on the families who are victims, based on criteria
of community mental health and human rights.”
k)
Jorge de la Peña Martínez. “Psychiatrist.” Expert witness proposed by the
representatives. He testified, inter alia, about the “[alleged]
psychological harm caused to Josefina González and Benita Monárrez
and their families as a result of the [presumed] disappearance and
murder of their daughters, linked to the [supposed] institutional violence
they encountered.”