Extract from short debate (Lords) on Commonwealth: Zimbabwe - Jan 12

Lord Loomba (CB):...Let us remember that, in 2021, the British Government expressed concern about democracy in Bangladesh  Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda and Tanzania. In almost two-thirds of Commonwealth countries, homosexuality is illegal, mostly based on laws inherited from Britain. Today, 26 member countries have blasphemy laws and 16 million people across the Commonwealth are estimated to be trapped in modern slavery...