Call for Cameron to boycott Sri Lanka summit over human rights

David Cameron is being urged by MPs to consider boycotting next year’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka in protest at its human rights record.

The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said it was wrong for Colombo to host the heads of government meeting amid reports of continuing “serious abuses”.

The PM should not attend unless he had clear evidence of progress, it added.

UK officials said it was too early to decide on the matter but it expected Sri Lanka to honour its commitments.

In a report on the UK’s relationship with the 54-member organisation, the cross-party committee said there were “serious questions” about whether the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) should be taking place in Sri Lanka.

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Source: BBC