A boycott of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka could help pressure Colombo to address alleged war crimes against Tamils, suggested Archbishop Desmond Tutu today.
Speaking to journalists in New Delhi, Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said:
“If there are enough reasons to suggest that the Sri Lanka government have not been doing things with integrity, I think the world has to apply all the screws it can.”
“And a boycott of CHOGM could be one of them.”
Tutu also outlined the importance of respecting Tamil sentiment, stating,
“I am saying yes maybe they ( the heads of government) shouldn’t go and I Would be guided by what the Tamils there would be saying on the issue.”