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Florida, United States - Alex is the first tropical depression in this year's hurricane season and was just announced by the National hurricane center to be turning into a hurricane.
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Amnesty International has accused the Honduran a
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A global justice gap is being made worse by powe
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Reporters Without Borders offers its condolences to the relatives and colleagues of local radio journalists Bayardo Mairena and Manuel Juarez, who were ambushed and slain by gunmen on 26 March in eastern Honduras. After spraying their car with bullets, the gunmen cold-bloodedly finished them off with shots fire at close range, witnesses said.
Their deaths bring the number of journalists killed in Honduras since the start of the year to five. All of these murders took place in March.
“Honduras and Mexico rank as the western hemisphere's two deadliest countries by far for journalists in 2010,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Five have been killed in Honduras even if investigators have not yet completely established the motive in some cases. Aside from the problem of organised crime, the...
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Radio journalist David Meza Montesinos last night became the second Honduran journalist to be murdered since the start of the year, following the fatal shooting of TV journalist Joseph Ochoa of Canal 51 on 1 March.
Meza was shot by unidentified gunmen in an ambush near his home in the Atlantic coast city of La Ceiba, where he worked for local radio station El Patio as well as for Radio América, a national station, and Abriendo Brecha, a TV station. An often controversial journalist, he reported getting threats three weeks ago after a report about drug trafficking.
In the absence of a clear motive, Reporters Without Borders urges those investigating his murder to give priority to the possibility that it was linked to these threats. Drug cartels nowadays pose the biggest danger to the...
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Tsunami warnings are on almost globally, here is a warning from the
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER:
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 005
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
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FIFA released the list of base camps for the 2010 soccer world cup teams. It seems however that none of the teams will be staying in South Africa's most beautiful city, Cape Town.
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Amnesty International today issued a series of recommendations to newly elected Honduran President Porfirio Lobo to repair the damage done to human rights since the June 2009 coup d’état, which left hundreds seeking justice.
The 13 recommendations include issues relating to investigations into the human rights abuses committed by security forces, rejecting amnesty laws for those responsible for the crimes, training judges on international human rights legislation and setting up an effective witness protection programme.
“Honduras’ devastating coup d’état has left the country in urgent need of a programme of human rights reconstruction with clear objectives and a timeline for completion,” said Kerrie Howard, Americas Deputy Director at Amnesty...
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Coinciding with Porfirio Lobo Sosa's inauguration today as the country's new president, Reporters Without Borders and six other organisations are releasing a report on the state of press freedom in Honduras since the 28 June coup d'état (available in Spanish). The report is the result of a joint fact-finding visit to Honduras from 1 to 7 November.
The other six organisations are Article 19, World Association of Newspapers/Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentina (WAN/ADEPA), World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), International Media Support (IMS) and FreeVoice.
Bearing in mind the report's recommendations, Reporters Without Borders would like to spell out its position on Honduras.
The 28 June coup led to a major...
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Amnesty International today urged the new Honduran President to order a full investigation into abuses committed by the security forces following June’s coup d’etat, bring those responsible to justice and provide reparations to the victims.
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, who is set to take office on 27 January, was elected in November last year amidst a political crisis that saw President Manuel Zelaya ousted by military-backed right wing politicians in June.
Hundreds of people opposed to the coup d’état were beaten and detained by the security forces as protests erupted during the following months. More than 10 were killed during the unrest, according to reports.
“President Lobo must ensure a fresh start on human rights in Honduras by ensuring abuses...
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