Honduras must allow journalists to broadcast freely (Amnesty Intl)

9 October 2009

The de facto Honduran authorities must allow opposition journalists to broadcast as negotiations over the country's political future continue, Amnesty International has said.

Radio Globo and the Canal 36 TV station have been closed since 28 September, after the imposition of a Presidential decree which severely limited freedom of expression, amongst other human rights. The order was verbally revoked on 5 October but Honduran security forces continue to hold equipment from both media outlets.

"There's no legal reason for Radio Globo and Canal 36 to remain closed," said Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International.

“Ensuring journalists can inform the public, and that freedom of expression is protected, are fundamental issues which must be addressed as part of the ongoing talks ...

http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009100913473&lang=e

The Chavez apologists will never see any equivalencies between behavior they condemn in other Latin American countries and the same behavior when done by the Saviour of the "Bolivarian Revolution".

In Venezuela the large private medias still dominate the airwaves with their anti Chavez slant, in Hondura the few media who opposed the the coup have been permanently closed down by the military. It's a national responsibility to regulate the media since the airwaves are public, it's another thing to use the military to close down certain media because they express an opposing view, you don't seem to be able to understand the difference.