Son wounded in shooting attack on journalist’s home, no let-up in threats

Source: Reporters Without Borders

Son wounded in shooting attack on journalist’s home, no let-up in threats
Published on Monday 6 August 2012.

Two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on the home of José Encarnación Chinchilla, a reporter for the national commercial station Radio Cadena Voces, in El Progresso on 3 August. One of the nine-mm bullets seriously wounded one of his sons, José Alberto, but the rest of the family was unhurt.

It was not the first attack on Chinchilla, who has been considering leaving the country, despite the fact that representatives of the national human rights commissioner propose to submit a request for protection on his behalf.

“As in many cases in Honduras in recent months, the victim has complained about the sluggishness of the police response,” Reporters Without Borders said.

“While this attack is being investigated, an inquiry must also be held into the serious systemic shortcomings of the police, which is itself at the heart of serious human rights violations.

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