Human Rights Activits Hold Protest Ahead Of Commonwealth Leaders Summit

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - NOVEMBER 13: People belonging to the Sri Lankan minority Tamil ethnic group hold up photos of their relatives who disappeared during the Sri Lankan Civil War between the government and a separatist group that wanted to create an independent Tamil state, during a human rights protest festival on November 13, 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 Singh have confirmed they will not attend. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)