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…
Chagos Islanders
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Chagos Islands: The Right of Return for the Chagossians
The Chagossians were forcibly removed from their ancestral home on the Chagos Islands by the United Kingdom in the 1970s…
UPR of the United Kingdom – MRG’s submission
Minority Rights Group International (MRG), has submitted a written contribution ahead of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United…
Chagos Islanders
Chagossian leader Olivier Bancoult celebrates after 2007 court victory MRG has been supporting the Chagos Islanders in their lengthy battle…
Whilst UK government appeals to Lords, Chagos islanders have right to return, says UN Committee
Chagossian leader Olivier Bancoult celebrates after 2007 court victory A leading United Nations human rights committee has said that the…
First test on human rights for Gordon Brown – FCO appeals to Lords over Chagossians
Minority Rights Group International and the UK Chagos Support Association deplore the Foreign and Commonwealth Office decision to appeal to…
Chagos Islanders win right to return – British court rules in their favour
Minority Rights Group International welcomes today’s Court of Appeal ruling that Chagos Islanders do have a right to return to…
Chagos Islanders return to High Court for fresh appeal by Foreign and Commonwealth Office
On February 5 a group of exiled Chagossians will once again fight for the right to return to their homeland,…
