NHRC urges compliance with election code of conduct
Summary
The National Human Rights Commission has urged strict compliance with the election code of conduct to ensure human rights-friendly House of Representatives elections on March 5, highlighting issues like voter privacy violations, hate speech, and misleading news.
Key Points
- The NHRC has called for strict compliance with the election code of conduct for the upcoming House of Representatives elections on March 5.
- Discussions highlighted the need to conduct elections respecting human rights fully.
- Incidents violating voters' rights to secret and confidential voting, hate speech, and misleading news circulation were reported.
- NHRC urged avoidance of hate speech, respect for voter privacy, preventing violence, and strengthening voter education among stakeholders.
