https://www.europesays.com/2152086/ UN experts say Mauritius-UK deal fails to guarantee rights of Chagossians #AnadoluAjansı #Chagossians #GreatBritain #Mauritius #UK #un #UnitedKingdom

Grant Chagossians a referendum to decide the future of Chagos Islands - Petitions
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/706882

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Perhaps in the coming weeks the US-British air base Diego Garcia will become world famous if Trump carries out his threats against Iran.

> Stealing a Nation" is a 2004 #documentary about the British–American clandestine operation that saw the expulsion of the Chagossian population who have lived on Diego Garcia and neighbouring islands since the late 18th century.

h/t @villebooks

#USpol #UK #Iran #DiegoGarcia #Chagossians
#CrimesAgainstHumanity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmhu1vAHQOE

"Stealing a Nation" is a 2004 #documentary about the British–American clandestine operation that saw the expulsion of the Chagossian population who have lived on Diego Garcia and neighbouring islands since the late 18th century. More than 2,000 people were exiled to Mauritius between 1967 and 1973, so that Diego Garcia could become a US military airbase.

#chagossians
#CrimesAgainstHumanity

Directed by John Pilger.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmhu1vAHQOE

Chagossians want a say as UK-Mauritius deal faces fresh scrutiny https://www.byteseu.com/546985/ #BritishIndianOceanTerritory #BritishParliament #ChagosIslands #Chagossians #DiegoGarcia #DonaldTrump #FrankieBontemps #GreatBritain #Mauritius #NavinRamgoolam #UnitedKingdom

The #UK has (sort of) agreed to return sovereignty of the #ChagosIslands to #Mauritius. The UK will "lease" #DiegoGarcia from #Mauritius in return for control of that island, while the outer islands will be handed over completely, potentially allowing for #Chagossians - whose entire population was forcibly displaced from their home islands - to finally return, maybe. The devil will be in the details.

It is undeniably a positive step, but there's a shit ton of caveats, and with sea level rise also a part of picture (the whole archipelago consists of coral atolls), it's unclear how much can actually be achieved on the ground.

That said, *every* victory for the sovereignty and self-determination of the Chagossian people is something to celebrate. This is an important, and indeed pivotal battle, but the war isn't over.

#Colonialism #UKpol

https://youtu.be/qFf8R3o68sQ?si=Y9eiw2r77JKjuXpV

Under the new political agreement, the UK will provide financial support to Mauritius, including a new trust fund for displaced Chagossians. Mauritius will be able to resettle the Chagos islands, other than Diego Garcia. This island will remain the site of a US-UK military facility for at least 99 years.

This is a significant moment for decolonisation (albeit incomplete), and potentially a landmark moment for the displaced Chagossian community. Decades after being forcibly exiled, they may finally be able to resettle on some of the Chagos islands.

#ChagosIslands #Chagossians #Givemeperspective #Mauritius
Chagos islands: what the UK-Mauritius agreement means for displaced Chagossians

Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute | Chagos Islands | The Guardian

Chagossians want to be included iin the negotiations about their homeland. So far they are excluded from the decision making

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/britain-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-ending-years-of-dispute

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#ChagossianVoices
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#Mauritius
#UK

BIG political #geography news from yesterday: #UK says it will give #ChagosIslands to #Mauritius, which has claimed them for decades and recently had vindication from intl courts and UN. No date yet - pending treaty. https://bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o

I did a video on the forced expulsion of #Chagossians last year. The UK is now giving most of the #ChagosIslands to #Mauritius (not to Chagossians) but keeping the largest (one of the only habitable ones), #DiegoGarcia, because of the US air base there.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/britain-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-ending-years-of-dispute

Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/02/chagos-islanders-fear-loss-of-identity-as-birth-certificates-altered-to-remove-disputed-homeland

#BirthCertificates
#BirthCertificate
#Chagos
#PlaceOfBirth
#Identity
#AlteringBirthCertificates
#Mauritius
#DiegoGarcia
#Chagossians
#Seychelles
#PerosBanhos
#HomeOffice

Britain reneges on resettling #Chagossians on Diego Garcia and returning islands to Mauritius https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/02/07/iabf-f07.html

Chagos islanders stunned as David Cameron rules out return
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/chagos-islanders-stunned-as-david-cameron-rules-out-return/ar-BB1hhBsg?cvid=2b7c99694e7d42d5be42ca3ec73a3953&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=11

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#UKGov
#ChagosArchipelago
#HumanRightsWatch
#HRW
#ChagosRefugeesUKGroup
#ChagossianVoices
#Cleverly
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#IndianOceanIslands
#KPMGFeasabilityStudy
#IndianOceanMilitaryBase