▁municipality ▁of ▁A me al co , ▁Qu er et aro . ▁The ▁mother ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁children ▁spent ▁dec ades ▁s elling ▁hand ic raft s . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁has ▁worked ▁for ▁Fot zi ▁ Ñ ah ño , ▁where ▁she ▁speak s ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁gender ▁violence ▁against ▁h ñ añ ú . ▁Her ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁association ▁features ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁women ▁regarding ▁gender ▁violence , ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁viol ations ▁among ▁ind igen ous ▁girls , ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁women ' s ▁alco hol ism . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁projects ▁for ▁plant ing ▁veget ables ▁and ▁she ▁supports ▁women ' s ▁economic ▁development . ▁She ▁says , ▁" What ▁I ▁do ▁is ▁fine ▁because ▁I ▁do ▁it ▁for ▁all ▁women ▁who ▁suffer ▁violence ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁by ▁two ▁women ▁( m other ▁and ▁daughter ) ▁of ▁ad ul tery . ▁The ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁her ▁rural ▁Indian ▁village ▁included ▁being ▁held ▁down ▁and ▁having ▁ch ili ▁paste ▁applied ▁to ▁her ▁gen it als , ▁causing ▁injury . ▁The ▁activ ist , ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁commission ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁H idal go , ▁file d ▁a ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁against ▁the ▁ag gress or , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁woman ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁She ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁informed ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁about ▁her ▁or de al , ▁a