Commonwealth Summit

PM unlikely to attend CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to go to Sri Lanka to attend the CHOGM summit in view of the strong sentiments in Tamil Nadu against the visit.

Why is Commonwealth giving SL carte blanche to abuse human rights?

Today’s meeting takes place less than two months away from a Commonwealth summit to be held in Sri Lanka. The Commonwealth’s silence on human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, past and present, is nothing short of shameful.

Commonwealth leaders urged to boycott summit in Sri Lanka

Brad Adams, Asia director of the Human Rights Watch, says that Sri Lanka should be "shunned not rewarded" and asked even those countries deciding to attend the summit of former British colonies should send a low-level delegation.

Queen Elizabeth II to skip C'wealth summit in Colombo

The decision not to travel to Sri Lanka is not one which will have been taken lightly and it is likely to cause concern about the state of the Queen's health.