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Letter Denouncing Murder of worker in Radio Progreso, Honduras

abril 17, 2014 por centroamericana

Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Central American Research and Policy Institute (CARPI) at California State University, Northridge, and affiliated faculty, intellectuals, academic leaders, and supporters whose signatures appear below, strongly condemn the assassination of Mr. Carlos Hilario Mejía Orellana, marketing and sales director of Radio Progreso, and member of the Reflection, Investigation and Communication Team (ERIC for its initials in Spanish) of the Company of Jesus, the Jesuit order in Honduras. Mr. Mejía Orellana was 35 years old when he was stabbed in the thorax on the night of April 11, 2014 at his home in El Progreso Yoro, Honduras.

The Inter American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) in San José, Costa Rica had identified Mr. Mejía Orellana as a possible target due to threats that he and the entire team of Radio Progreso had received. As a result, the CIDH had demanded precautionary measures on the part of the Honduran State for the protection of the integrity and the life of Mr. Mejía Orellana since 2009. If the honorable government of Honduras had taken proper actions to protect Mr. Mejia Orellana’s life, he would be among us today. Regrettably, his life was cut short.

Therefore, we support Radio Progreso’s demand for an effective and efficient investigation to promptly clarify the assassination of Mr. Carlos Hilario Mejía Orellana. Finding the intellectual and material authors of this crime will not only strengthen the judicial system in Honduras, but most importantly, it will dignify Mr. Mejía Orellana’s life and legacy, and it will send a strong message to the enemies of life in Honduras.

We are very concerned for the life and safety of all the workers of Radio Progreso because most of them have been victims of threats and have precautionary measurements issued by the CIDH on their behalf. Since the June 28, 2009 coup d’état Honduras has experienced increasing levels of violence. Currently, its homicide rates are among the highest in the world according to the United Nations. Journalists, human rights activist, indigenous groups, African descendants, teachers, lawyers, artists and LGBTQ members have been targets of persecution and assassination due to their civil engagement. In the 21st century freedom of information, human rights, and civic participation are imperative for a healthy democracy in Honduras and the world.

Consequently, we urge the honorable government of Honduras to act promptly to apply justice and protect the life of all the workers of Radio Progreso.

1. Freya Rojo, Director, Central American Research and Policy Institute (CARPI), California State University, Northridge

2. Douglas Carranza Mena, Director and Professor, Central American Studies Program, California State University, Northridge, and member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

3. Beatriz Cortez, Professor, Central American Studies, California State University, Northridge, and member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

4. David Pedersen, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego

5. Uriel Quesada, Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Loyola University, New Orleans

6. Jeffrey Browitt, Professor, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

7. Evelyn Galindo-Doucette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

8. José Aníbal Meza, S.J., Externado de San José, San Salvador

9. Timothy Wadkins, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York

10. Axel Montepeque, California State University, Northridge

11. Kency Cornejo, Duke University

12. Brinton Lykes, Associate Director, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Boston College

13. David Hollenbach, S.J., Director, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Boston College

14. Richard L. Wood, University of New Mexico

15. Celia Simonds, California State University, Northridge

16. Van Gosse, Department of History, Franklin & Marshall College

17. Nelson Portillo, State University of New York (SUNY), Brockport, New York

18. Yansi Y. Pérez, Carleton College, Minnesota

19. Martín Álvarez Alberto, Instituto Mora, Ciudad de México

20. Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación del Derecho (FESPAD)

21. Equipo Regional de Monitoreo y Análisis de Derechos Humanos en Centroamérica

22. Kevin A. Ferreira, Boston College

23. Fernando Soto Tock, Colectivo No’j, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

24. Adrienne Pine, Department of Anthropology, American University

25. Beth Baker-Cristales, Professor, Department of Anthropology, California State Univeristy, Los Angeles

26. Gloria Melara, California State University, Northridge

27. Leisy J. Abrego, Assistant Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

28. Carlos Castellanos, México

29. Leonardo Lorca, Nuestra Voz, KRFK 90.7fm, Los Ángeles

30. Ruben Tapia, Enfoque Latino, KPFK 90.7fm, Los Ángeles

31. Felix Aguilar, MD, Physicians for Social Responsibility

32. Benedicte Bull, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo

33. Cecilia Gosso, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italia

34. Hannes Warnecke, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Leipzig, Germany

35. Ralph Sprenkels, Utrecht University

36. Jenny Pearce, Professor of Latin American Politics and Director, International Centre for Participation Studies (ICPS), Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK

37. Mark Anner, Center for Global Workers’ Rights, Penn State University

38. Carlos Morfín Otero, S.J., México

39. Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens, California State University, Northridge

40. Alexandra Ortiz Wallner, Instituto de Estudios Latinoamericanos, Universidad Libre de Berlín, Alemania

41. José Miguel Cruz, Florida International University

42. Rosemary Robleto Flores, colaboradora laica de la Compañía de Jesús, Chiriquí, Panamá

43. Miranda Cady Hallett, Otterbein University, Ohio

44. Juan José Ramírez Valladares, Universidad Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible, UNIDES, Managua, Nicaragua

45. Héctor Lindo, Fordham University

46. Heider Tun, University of Minnesota

47. Kalina Brabeck, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership & School Psychology, Rhode Island College

48. David Gandolfo, Furman University

49. Elizabeth Alvarez, Northwood Neighbourhood Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

50. Molly Todd, Montana State University

51. Robin Maria DeLugan, University of California, Merced

52. Ellen Moodie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

53. Jorge E. Cuéllar, Yale University

54. William Stanley, University of New Mexico

55. Ricardo Roque Baldovinos, Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas”, San Salvador

56. Elana Zilberg, University of California, San Diego

57. Dana Frank, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz

58. Elizabeth Pérez Márquez, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS) sede Occidente, Guadajalara, México

59. Carlos Vaquerano, Executive Director, Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund (SALEF), Los Angeles

60. José Artiga, Director Ejecutivo, SHARE Foundation

61. Manuela Camus Bergareche, Profesora investigadora en el Centro de Estudios de Género, Universidad de Guadalajara

62. Santiago Bastos, CIESAS Occidente, México

63. Thomas Ward, Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

64. Kimberly Gauderman, Associate Professor, History, University of New Mexico

65. Werner Mackenbach, Cátedra Wilhelm y Alexander von Humboldt en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Costa Rica

66. Ana Patricia Rodríguez, University of Maryland, College Park

67. Mary Addis, Associate Professor of Spanish, and Chair, Program in Comparative Literature, The College of Wooster

68. Valeria Grinberg Pla, Associate Professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies, Department of Romance and Classical Studies, Bowling Green State University

69. Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University

70. Elisabeth Jean Wood, Yale University

71. Ricardo Moreno, Asociación Simón Bolívar, Los Ángeles

72. Erik Ching, Professor, History Department, Furman University

73. José Luis Benavides, Journalism Department, California State University, Northridge

74. Yajaira M. Padilla, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

75. Cecilia Menjívar, Arizona State University

76. Mónica Toussaint, Instituto Mora, México

77. Jeffrey L. Gould, Rudy Professor of History, Indiana University

78. Richard J. File-Muriel, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico

79. Rose Spalding, DePaul University

80. Karina Zelaya, Writing Coordinator, Central American Studies Program, California State University, Northridge

81. Leonel Delgado Aburto, Profesor Asistente, Centro de Estudios Culturales Latinoamericanos, Universidad de Chile

82. John McDargh, Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Boston College

83. Jenny Donaire, California State University, Northridge

84. Nancy Pérez, Arizona State University

85. Jeannette Aguilar, Instituto Universitario de Opinión Pública, Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas”, El Salvador

86. René Olate, The Ohio State University

87. Leigh Binford, College of Staten Island and Graduate Center, City University of New York

88. Ana Patricia Fumero Vargas, Profesora e investigadora, Cátedra de Historia de la Cultura, Escuela de Estudios Generales, Centro de Investigación en Identidad y Cultura Latinoamericana (CIICLA), Universidad de Costa Rica

89. Paul Mitchell, School of Theology and Ministry, Boston College

90. Odilia Dolores Marroquín Cornejo, Ministerio de Hacienda, El Salvador

91. Susan Whittaker Mullins, Mediator, Facilitator, Conflict Coach, Los Angeles

92. Fernando de Necochea, member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

93. Linda J. Craft, North Park University, Chicago, Illinois

94. Miguel Ángel Herrera C., Universidad de Costa Rica

95. Martha Arévalo, Executive Director, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

96. Angela Sanbrano, president, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

97. Periodistas de a pie, México

98. Kristina Pirker, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

99. Jody Williams, Nobel Prize Laureate, Chair, Nobel Women’s Initiative

100. Henrik Rønsbo, Director of Operations, Prevention of Urban Violence, Danish Institute Against Torture, DIGNITY, Denmark

101. Eileen Truax, periodista freelance, directora de medios en español de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos, Los Ángeles (NAHJ-LA)

102. Diego Sedano, documentalista, Malaespina Producciones

103. Alejandro Maciel, Editor, Hoy Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles, California

104. Carmen Elena Villacorta, Candidata a Doctora en Estudios Latinoamericanos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

105. Eileen McDargh, CEO, The Resiliency Group, California

106. Gabriel Lerner, HispanicLA, Los Angeles

107. Cultural Survival

108. Ava Berinstein

109. Geoff Thale, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)

110. Hugo Lucero, Consultor de “Cultural Competency” en el Área de la Bahía, California

111. Raúl E. Godínez, Law Office of Raúl E. Godínez

112. Víctor Narro, UCLA Labor Center, and member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

113. Jonathan B. Martínez, California State University, Northridge

114. Linton Joaquin, member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

115. Jon Horne Carter, Department of Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociology, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York

116. Brandt Peterson, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University

117. Omar Corletto, Confederación Centroamericana “COFECA,” and member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

118. Agustín Durán, editor de noticias locales, Hoy, Los Ángeles

119. Marjorie Bray, Latin American Studies, California State University, Los Angeles

120. Donald Bray, Political Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles

121. Diane M. Nelson, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

122. Linda Álvarez, Central American Studies Program, California State University, Northridge

123. Daniel Sharp, Legal Director, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

124. Jorge Rivera, member, Board of Directors, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Los Angeles

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