translate English to French: In that context, made even more difficult by poverty, it was not surprising that citizens and sometimes even government officials were relatively ignorant of the law and even more so of international instruments.
Il n'est pas étonnant dans ce contexte, rendu plus difficile encore par la pauvreté, que les citoyens, et parfois même les agents de l'État, soient relativement ignorants de la loi et plus encore des instruments internationaux.