With the murder of Héctor Orlando Martínez Motiño . . . 14 people with protective measures have been
June 19, 2015
With the murder of Héctor Orlando Martínez Motiño President of SITRAUNAH-Choluteca section 14 people with protective measures have been assassinated
To the national and international community, once again we are obligated to report on the difficult situation experienced by university employees and union members in Honduras. Last night, June 17, 2015, Héctor Orlando Martínez Motiño, President of the Workers Union for the Centro Universitario del Litoral Pacífico (CURLP) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) was murdered. Martínez Motiño was a beneficiary of protective measure, No. MC-253-14, issued by the Inter American Commission on Human Rights. His murder occurs 69 days after the forced disappearance of union leader Donatilo Jiménez, ex President of this same union at Centro Universitario del Litoral Atlántico (CURLA) in La Ceiba, Atlántida.
Héctor Martínez, a university professor, was gunned down by 12 bullets fired by unknown actors riding a motorcycle who allegedly followed him when he left his workplace at 9:00 pm, heading for his home in Marcovia, when he was overtaken by the gunmen.
On January 31, 2015, the Human Rights Unit of the Secretary of Security notified him of the protective measures and documented the hostile labor environment he experienced at the CURLP. Martínez denounced before the Inter American Commission (IACHR) that these measures were not sufficient, that he was suspicious and afraid. On Facebook, he wrote:
“Despite these measures, I continue to be harassed, followed, threatened and the target of attempts against my life. I ask God and all of you to keep us in permanent prayer.”
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