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Leaders accused on Zimbabwe

By Michael Holman in London and William Wallis in Accra

Published: November 23 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 23 2009 02:00

Commonwealth leaders gathering in Trinidad for next Friday's summit have surrendered their "moral leadership" by failing to act on the crisis in Zimbabwe, according to a report published today.

It also accuses the Commonwealth of ignoring conflicts between member states, backtracking on a pledge to encourage democratic principles set out at a summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1991, and of failing to defend good government.

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