In recent times , Zimbabwe has dominated the agendas of most Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings ( CHOGMs ) . President Robert Mugabe 's government is accused of abusing human rights , rigging elections , undermining the Zimbabwean economy . The matters his Government is accused of contravene the basic principles of the Commonwealth , as outlined in the Harare Declaration , issued at the 1991 CHOGM in ( ironically enough ) Zimbabwe 's capital , Harare
1991 CHOGM
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1991
Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations