Lawyers from more than 50 countries are calling for Commonwealth nations to boycott this year's Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka.

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15 July 2013

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association says the controversial removal of Sri Lanka's Chief Justice shows a lack of judicial independence and transparency.

But so far only Canada has threatened to boycott the November meeting in protest against alleged human rights violations,while Australia has dismissed such proposals as "wrong".

Presenter:Richard Ewart

Speaker: Alex Ward, vice-president, Commonwealth Lawyers Association

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