Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was established in 1995 to examine serious or persistent violations of the principles outlined in the Harare Commonwealth Declaration (1991). CMAG consists of a rotating group of Foreign Ministers, currently from the Canada, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malta, Papua New Guinea, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and United Republic of Tanzania.

When a country is put on CMAG's agenda, the members investigate the issue and recommend action. This can be in the form of fact-finding missions and negotiations with the government and if changes do not occur, CMAG can recommend to the Heads of Government that the country should be suspended or expelled from the Commonwealth.

Click here to read the declarations from past CMAG meetings.

CMAG accepts submissions from civil society, visit our Advocacy page to find out more.