The National Human Rights Commission has warned the relevant parties about violations of the code of conduct, hate speech, and violation of voter privacy.
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The National Human Rights Commission has urged all parties related to the commission to make the elections human rights-friendly by fully adhering to the election code of conduct.
The National Human Rights Commission is monitoring the human rights situation in the House of Representatives elections to be held on Falgun 21.
The Commission today held a discussion with the heads and representatives of various organizations observing the elections regarding the effectiveness of the monitoring and supervision. The participants emphasized that the elections should be made human rights-friendly, said the Commission's spokesperson, Dr. Tikaram Pokharel.
The Commission's monitoring has found that some leaders and candidates of political parties have used abusive language and made hateful statements against other parties, leaders and candidates. The Commission has stated that the production of materials that are offensive to the dignity of others and their dissemination through digital technology, the question of which party/leader will they vote for? and the video/audio recording of the same and posting it on social media have violated the right to secret voting and the right to privacy of voters.
The Commission has stated that human rights monitoring has raised questions about the violation of the election code of conduct prepared by the Election Commission by some parties and candidates, that news has been prepared before the election to create confusion that a certain candidate will win, and that voter education has not been effective.
The offices of some political parties have been vandalized, and that the Commission has previously found that the above issues were raised in separate discussions with political party representatives and media workers.
