Monday, November 7, 2011

CHOGM-2011: Diplomatic victory or absolute disgrace?




By Kalana Senaratne 
The 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) raised renewed concerns about the ability of the Commonwealth to tackle human rights problems of its 54-member states. Sri Lanka hailed CHOGM-2011 as another diplomatic victory. Amnesty International slammed the Commonwealth calling it an ‘absolute disgrace’ that the countries agreed to hold the next CHOGM in Sri Lanka. Full Story>>>