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    Commonwealth leaders meeting in Western Australia agreed to give foreign ministers more power to intervene if member states deprive their citizens of human rights or threaten the judicial system or the media. Other powers agreed to would allow members to investigate charges of vote manipulating and the jailing of political leaders.
    However, it is not likely that the group of former British colonies will appoint an independent human rights commissioner to ensure that early diplomatic solutions can be found to sensitive issues.
    Rich countries such as Australia, Britain and Canada favor a stronger action to protect human rights, but many developing nations resent outside influence. Some members consider the move intrusive or unnecessary. But former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser says it would be a mistake to abandon the idea.
    Other topics of discussion have included piracy off Somalia, forced marriage and efforts to eradicate the viral disease, polio.