Democracy Day: Electoral Fraud Is A Human Rights Violation, NHRC Warns

* Vows to monitor polls, document violations, seek remedies for victims
 
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has described electoral malpractice as a violation of fundamental human rights, stressing that credible elections are essential to democratic governance in Nigeria.
In a statement marking the June 12 Democracy Day celebration on Friday, signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs and External Linkages of the Commission, Fatimah Agwai Mohammed, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, said the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election remained proof that free, fair and transparent elections are achievable when institutions respect the will of t...