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World Service,19 Sep 2002,28 mins

The Lost Girls Of Mexico

Everywoman

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Over 500 young factory girls have been murdered in Juarez, Mexico. The girls have been disappearing for years, and their families have received no explanation. A documentary maker has been investigating this, and she talks about her findings to the programme. Also on the programme: How the death of a young girl taught her mother more about life. Plus, why Malawi women are helping their spines by carrying things differently, and an interview with Japanese songwriter Akiko Yano.

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