Reports to CHOGM

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is held every two years and is the key event on the Commonwealth calendar. Each time a different theme is selected for the Meeting and the Heads of Government issue statements on this theme, as well as setting policy directions for the Commonwealth. As such, CHOGM is a major target of CHRI's advocacy work. It provides an opportunity to advocate to the Commonwealth to go further on its human rights commitments.

Every two years CHRI produces a report on an issue of human rights concern in the Commonwealth. Every report follows a different, critical theme related to human rights that both reflects and challenges the global debates on human rights. The reports include recommendations to the Commonwealth to further protect and promote human rights.

CHOGM 2009: Silencing the Defenders: Human Rights Defenders in the Commonwealth

CHOGM 2007: Terrorism, Policing and Human Rights

CHOGM 2005: Police Accountability: Too Important to Neglect, Too Urgent to Delay

CHOGM 2003: Open Sesame: Looking for the Right to Information in the Commonwealth

CHOGM 2001: Human Rights and Poverty Eradication - A Talisman to the Commonwealth

Review of the 2001 report, "Human Rights and Poverty Eradication - A Talisman for the Commonwealth" by K.R. Venugopal

Review of the 2001 report, "Human Rights and Poverty Eradication - A Talisman for the Commonwealth" by Biswambhar Panda

CHOGM 1999: Over a Barrel: Light Weapons and Human Rights in the Commonwealth

CHOGM 1997: The Right to a Culture of Tolerance

CHOGM 1995: Rights do Matter

CHOGM 1993: Act Right Now

CHOGM 1991: Put Our World to Rights