LGBT campaigners have called on Britain to urge leaders of Commonwealth countries to make same sex relations legal across the network of 53 mostly former British colonies. Britain's Interior ministry, or Home Office, was not immediately available to comment on the call for Britain to apologise. He added that the Commonwealth Secretariat worked closely with parliaments to encourage them "to become parliamentary human rights champions for equality". But activists angered by the Commonwealth's failure to put LGBT decriminalisation on the agenda said they were planning to picket the Commonwealth Secretariat's offices on Thursday. Seychelles activist Fabianna Bonne echoed similar concerns, urging Britain to support activists and advocates with "quiet diplomacy" to help push discussions forward.

Source: The Star April 17, 2018 03:56 UTC