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Joseph Whittal, CHRAJ Commissioner
Joseph Whittal, CHRAJ Commissioner

2020 elections 'were free, fair and transparent' - CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has issued an interim report on the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

"From the reports the Commission received from over 198 constituencies, 211 districts and 303 polling centres across the country, the Commission is of the view that on the whole, the elections were free, fair and transparent and that infractions on citizens’ the right to vote, especially vulnerable persons, were minimal," CHRAJ stated in its interim report on the elections, issued by its Commissioner, Joseph Whittal on Thursday, December 10, 2020.

"Nevertheless, more effort should be committed in future to educating vulnerable persons, EC officials and related actors as well as security personnel on they can proactively facilitate the fulfilment of the Right to Vote for vulnerable persons," it added.

Below is a copy of the report

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