Another murder in the murder capital of the world

Chapter 9 / The scale and nature of present day violence / Troublesome Journalists

carlos-mejia-orellana-2Carlos Mejía Orellana killed

Information from Rights Action (info@rightsaction.org), 13 April 2014

Radio Progreso has reported that Carlos Mejía, a member of its staff, was murdered last night in El Progreso, Honduras. In 2009, Carlos had received precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights due to threats that he had received. Radio Progreso issued this statement:

“Carlos was a beneficiary of precautionary measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and therefore we demand that the State of Honduras through the relevant institutions investigate the facts and that this crime does not go unpunished.”

Links
www.tiempo.hn/portada/noticias/Honduras-matan-a-gerente-de-mercadeo-de-radio-progreso
http://radioprogresohn.net/index.php/comunicaciones/noticias/item/850-hoja-de-prensa
www.proceso.hn/2014/04/12/Caliente/Matan.a.gerente/84947.html