A prominent barrister, Geoffrey Robertson QC called on Australia and other commonwealth countries to boycott the Common wealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) due to be held in Sri Lanka later this year.
In a report for England's Bar Human Rights Committee, Robertson stated,
"Governments which respect the rule of law should not attend."
"Nor should the Queen or any royal family member provide a photo-opportunity for President Mahinda Rajapaksa."
"Royal seals of approval serve the propaganda interests of people like this and no-shows by powerful nations would signal the unacceptability of their behaviour."
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