Actions of the UK with respect to the indigenous peoples of the Chagos Islands – Universal Periodic Review 27th session
Background In 1965, the UK formed a separate colony, called the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), by separating the Chagos…
Background In 1965, the UK formed a separate colony, called the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), by separating the Chagos…
The Chagossians were forcibly removed from their ancestral home on the Chagos Islands by the United Kingdom in the 1970s…
Minority Rights Group International (MRG), has submitted a written contribution ahead of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United…
This submission was made by MRG to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 79th Session, 8 August…
Profile In 1776, the first Ilois were brought by French settlers as slaves to work on coconut plantations in the…
On the eve of a case in the UK’s Appeal Court challenging the creation of the Chagos Marine Protected Area,…
Chagossian leader Olivier Bancoult celebrates after 2007 court victory MRG has been supporting the Chagos Islanders in their lengthy battle…
Chagossian leader Olivier Bancoult celebrates after 2007 court victory A leading United Nations human rights committee has said that the…
Minority Rights Group International and the UK Chagos Support Association deplore the Foreign and Commonwealth Office decision to appeal to…