Commonwealth endorsement of Sri Lanka is a sham - the country's human rights record still appals

KATE ALLEN

Despite public approbation, Sri Lanka’s dreadful human rights legacy lives on

Channel Four has just revealed that on Tuesday, Foreign Secretary William Hague co-hosted a somewhat covert drinks reception in New York down a “dimly lit side street” near the UN headquarters. The other member of the party was Sri Lanka - and no doubt over the clinking of glasses and nibbles the two countries looked forward to their next meeting, in Colombo.

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