Chagos is one of the world’s longest-running unresolved issues of decolonization, whose return to Mauritius has been ...
The brutal truth is that the displacement of the Chagossians, the abduction of their homes, their lands, and their futures, was merely a strategic calculation by the British government, sanctioned and ...
Chagossian community leader Vanessa Calou has voiced strong opposition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans to give away ...
Elderly Chagossians, living in Mauritius, have echoed that criticism and accused Britain of deliberately dragging its heels on the issue in the hope that the community will simply die out.
That agreement was signed in 1966 with all inhabitants being forcibly removed to either Mauritius or the Seychelles by 1974. But after being given full UK citizenship, many Chagossians settled in the ...
While Chagossians are of mixed Indian and African descent, “70 per cent of the population of Mauritius is of Indian descent, ...
Doctors push back as parents resist vaccines in Texas measles outbreak Dr. Ana Montanez is working overtime in Lubbock to contact vaccine-hesitant parents, explaining the grave risks posed by a ...
It is proper to the Chagossians who are the final arbiters over whether they will bow the knee to this historical injustice. They have shown no sign of doing so thus far and growing numbers of MPs ...
And, speaking at an engagement event in Westminster where they met MPs, Chagossians themselves likewise voted their unhappiness at the proposal, emphasising that the remote archipelago has never ...
In a bid to heal past wounds, Mauritius will manage a trust fund for Chagossians, allowing them to resettle on two of the Chagos Islands – Salomon and Peros Banhos. But the islanders ...
“We hope to rally Falkland Islanders in solidarity with the exiled Chagossians in their right to self-determination”. CEO Philip Smith said: “This visit is an important milestone for Friends ...
The UK’s decision has already been widely criticised by MPs, campaigners, and former officials who argue it represents a betrayal of the Chagossians. The agreement includes a financial ...