The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for more education for stakeholders to proactively facilitate the fulfilment of the right to vote for vulnerable persons in the future.
The Commission, in a press statement issued and signed by the Commissioner, Dr Joseph Whittal, and copied The Ghanaian Times on Tuesday , said the call was based on observations made by the 300 observers deployed by CHRAJ to monitor the just ended presidential and parliamentary elections.
According to CHRAJ, although infractions on citizens' rights to vote, especially vulnerable persons, were largely minimal during the elections, such cases were recorded at some polling stations.
The statement indicated that while polling stations were largely made accessible to people in vulnerable situations, certain locations faced challenges due to the terrain and limited space, to facilitate special arrangements, particularly for persons with disabilities, the elderly and pregnant women.
