News coverage exposes journalists to growing danger
News coverage exposes journalists to growing danger
Published on Tuesday 9 April 2013.
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Land disputes, environmental problems linked to mining, purges of the police and the human rights situation are all key issues in Honduras but they all also pose a danger for journalists who have the courage to cover them.
Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about an increase in harassment and violence against media personnel seven months before general elections scheduled for 10 November 2013.
The organization urges the international community, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and regional bodies such as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to put freedom of information at the centre of their relations with Honduras, a country that is still marked by the after-effects of a June 2009 coup.
The Honduran authorities must be constantly reminded of their duty to protect journalists and human rights defenders in a country where they are under great threat. This is particular so for those who work independently in regions with major social conflicts such as Bajo Aguán and the Zacate Grande peninsula.
Fidelina Sandoval (picture), a journalist employed by national radio and TV broadcaster Globo, survived an apparent murder attempt unhurt yesterday when a shot was fired as she approached Globo TV headquarters in Tegucigalpa.
More:
http://en.rsf.org/honduras-news-coverage-exposes-journalists-09-04-2013,44340.html
