in their car. These facts were reported to the Human Rights Public
Prosecutor's Office in Tegucigalpa;
iii. On September 21, 2009, Mr. Galdámez Álvarez entered the
Brazilian Embassy in order to cover the arrival of former president
Zelaya and “got trapped in the Embassy[. H]e decided to broadcast
[from there] for Radios Globo [sic] and other media.” During that
period, Mr. Galdámez received phone calls from blocked numbers that
repeated the warning, “shut up or die;”
iv. As of December 21, 2009, when Mr. Galdámez was able to leave
the Brazilian Embassy, two vehicles began to follow him, one green
with an extended cab and the other white with an extended cab. The
latter also surveilled his house;
v. During 2010, Mr. Galdámez received numerous text messages,
insults, and threats from identifiable cellular phone numbers. The day
after the death of journalist David Meza, which occurred on March 11,
2010, Mr. Galdámez received a message saying, “You are next;”
vi. On September 14, 2010, Mr. Galdámez was returning home with
his son Ramón Israel at 11:30 p.m. after finishing his news program
on Canal Globo when three people approached him and fired
repeatedly. Mr. Galdámez was armed and was able to repel the attack.
The attackers fled in a green Honda Accord with tinted glass and no
license plates. Mr. Galdámez twice communicated with the police
spokesman to describe what happened and request his presence.
Nevertheless, it took about two hours after the incident for two police
officers to show up. The police officers left the scene without collecting
evidence or carrying out any investigation whatsoever and indicated
that “his case was not a priority.” On September 16, 2010, two police
officers went to Mr. Galdámez’s house to check the area and only
found one 40 mm bullet. To date, Mr. Galdámez is not aware of the
results of those investigations; and
vii. On 12 October 2010, Mr. Galdámez covered events related to the
presence of a businessman and president of the National Industrial
Association (ANDI in its Spanish acronym) at the Presidential House.
After Mr. Galdámez asked a few questions, the interviewee tried to
attack him. According to statements the representatives made to the
Commission, these events placed Mr. Galdámez in a highly vulnerable
position given the accusations that existed against that person of
having ties with the coup d’état and the current President; and
g) On November 2, 2010, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs announced that on
September 24, 2010, a meeting was held in which the following measures of
protection in favor of the possible beneficiaries were agreed upon: i) patrolling at
established times around his house and work, including protection for his children
and partner; ii) the creation of a budgetary fund to hire private and permanent
personal security; and iii) periodic meetings that can be requested by Mr.
Galdámez in writing and immediately in the event of an emergency.
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