Sri Lankan President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&family=editorial&specificpeople=588377 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Mahinda Rajapaksa</a> address the inaugural session of The Commonwealth Business Forum on November 12, 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will take place from November 15-17, amidst pressure from human rights groups urging leaders to boycott the summit until Sri Lanka further investigates charges of war crimes. Both the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Signh have confirmed they will not attend.
{"Image ImageDescription": "COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - NOVEMBER 12:  Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa address the inaugural session of The Commonwealth Business Forum on November 12, 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will take place from November 15-17, amidst pressure from human rights groups urging leaders to boycott the summit until Sri Lanka further investigates charges of war crimes. Both the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Signh have confirmed they will not attend.  (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 Getty Images"}