June 18, 2026
Voters queue at the Segbe school polling station in Yopougon, Abidjan, on October 25, 2025 before polls open during Ivory Coast’s presidential elections. Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP.
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday warned that hate speech poses a threat to democracy.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN, described hate speech as not only a direct violation of human rights but also a serious threat to the nation’s peace, unity, and development.
