CHOGM backs human rights action plan

28 Oct 2011
AAP

Commonwealth governments in danger of violating human rights and the rule of law will face earlier intervention under a plan approved at a meeting of former British colonies in Australia.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd presented a report on Friday to the first session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth on ways to deal with countries veering toward breaches of democratic values, as occurred in Fiji.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard said all 35 reform proposals of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) report were adopted, which she described as CHOGM's first concrete action.

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