Honduras - Call for threatened radio director to be given effective protection

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the death threats against Radio Globo director David Romero and calls on the national human rights agency to guarantee the safety of Romero and his staff. Romero said on the air on 14 May that he received the threats after revealing information about an alleged case of embezzlement of government funds that is said to involve President Juan Orlando Hernández. Speaking on “Interpretando la Noticia,” a programme broadcast by Radio Globo and its sister Globo (...)

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