Top Tory Donors Hit Sri Lanka For Commonwealth Business Forum ! David Cameron has come under fire as it emerged that numerous Tory donors came to Sri Lanka for a business forum before the controversial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Construction giant JCB and telecoms group Lycamobile, two of the Tories biggest corporate backers, have sent delegates to the Commonwealth Business Forum, which is estimated to have had business deals worth $2bn on the table. Labour MP Kerry McCarthy told the Corporate Watch website: “David Cameron has failed to make human rights a priority in the run up to CHOGM, both in terms of his own attendance and in terms of his apparent focus on drumming up business opportunities with little regard for the human rights context in which the meeting is taking place”. Sri Lankan president Mahina Rajapaskas governments human rights record has sparked international outcry, with the prime ministers of India, Canada and Mauritius all boycotting the CHOGM. Rajapaskas government is accused of committing war crimes in the civil war with Tamil separatists in 2009. President Rajapaksa is also due to be appointed Chairperson of the 53-nation Commonwealth - which is largely made up of former British colonies. huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/14/tory-donors-srilanka_n_4275223.html
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:59:18 +0000