site The Committee to Protect Journalists published the names of journalists killed in Honduras. In 2010, this Central American nation has already had three journalists killed with pattern confirmed. This places Honduras third among all nations in the world regarding the amount of journalists killed with a pattern confirmed, behind only Pakistan (6) and Iraq (4). Honduras also killed five other journalists, but without reason confirmed. Pakistan and Iraq have zero and three respectively. Even if Iraq and Pakistan seem to have more of a journalist slain, if all deaths are recorded Honduras is the most dangerous country for journalists. The seriousness of the situation is compounded when you look at the murders per capita. According to the CIA World Handbook, Pakistan has a population of about 184 million, 30 million of Iraq and Honduras 8 million. Thus, Honduras has a murder rate of journalists more than twenty times that of Pakistan.
The danger of being a journalist in Honduras is a new phenomenon. To put things in perspective, before the coup there were two confirmed motivated murders in 17 years and two unconfirmed with a pattern since 2003 in Honduras. Comments
international media on human rights in Honduras
Today, IPS (Inter Press Service) and Prensa Latina has published two articles on violations of human rights in in Honduras. The most serious crisis of human rights in Central America in the last two decades particularly affects areas of communication. The High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern this week in this regard.
PL added that "only in that year, 10 journalists were murdered in various media and the country, while others fled in Honduras due to death threats very serious. The press has been one of the sectors most affected by the rupture of institutional order with more than 300 attacks since the coup, ranging from insults, abuses and killings to intimidation, censorship and closure of media. "
Translated from English by KGK of Honduras Tops World List of Journalists Killed
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http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53441
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