The report critically analyzes many aspects of the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, India, from 3-14 October 2010. Given the many unanswered questions that have marked the process, HLRN undertook a study on various dimensions of the Games. The HLRN study questions the rationale for spending thousands of crores of rupees (crore = 10 million) on a one-time sporting event that, instead of delivering any benefits to the masses resulting in multiple violations of human rights, especially of the most marginalised sections of society.