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The
Commonwealth has released a number of reports, declarations and
communiqués of relevance to human rights. Many of these include
commitments by the Commonwealth of action they will take towards
promoting and protecting human rights.
Commonwealth
Heads of Government
At
the end of each Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM),
Heads of Government release a declaration that outlines the Commonwealth's
views on a particular theme. For more information and to view these
communiqués and declarations, click here.
Commonwealth
Ministers
Various
Ministers from the Commonwealth also meet on a regular basis to
discuss areas of concern. Law, Education, Women's Affairs, Youth
Affairs and Health ministers meet every 2-3 years, while Finance
and Foreign Affairs ministers meet every year. At the end of their
meetings, they also release documents - click here
to read these.
Commonwealth
Ministerial Action Group
This
group looks at violations of the Harare Commonwealth Declaration.
To read their statements, click here.
Other
documents
From
time to time, Expert Groups and Committees are established by the
Commonwealth to investigate a particular area of concern. Click
here to find out
more and to read their reports.
To
find out how to interact with these meetings and to read civil society
submissions, please visit our Advocacy
page.

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