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Resurrected Colonial Courts and the Decolonization of the Chagos Archipelago
This post tells the fascinating story of two recent and remarkable developments in the decolonization of the Chagos ...
Chatham House2d
The UK must focus on how the Chagos decision is implemented to gain its benefits and minimize risks
The UK decision was welcomed by India and the US, and shows a capacity for fresh thinking. But the transfer of sovereignty ...
Why the return of the Chagos Islands has left Chagossians feeling excluded
The UK will return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but Diego Garcia will remain under UK-US control. Chagossians, displaced ...
Ramification | Chagos Islands: India’s silent victory in the Indian Ocean
The recent transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius marks the end of the last African colony of the United Kingdom and ...
Middle East Eye4d
Palestine and the Chagos Islands: ICJ cases highlight legal similarities
A 2019 World Court opinion on the Chagos Islands bears significant comparison to the recent ruling on Israel’s occupation of ...
Chagos Islands: Where is the archipelago and can I visit the British Indian Ocean Territory?
THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius.  One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...
Phys.org3d
Chagos Islands: How to ensure their coral reefs aren't damaged as they return to Mauritius
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos ... Territory since being administratively detached in 1965 from what was then the colony of Mauritius. Except for the ...
Chagos Islands returned to Mauritius, but tensions over evictions persist
After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote ...
Chagos Islands: UK transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius is step towards closing colonial chapter
The archipelago was acquired in the 1960s and a US military base established by displacing the indigenous population to ...
Chagos surrender has ‘emboldened Spanish claims over Gibraltar’
Starmer has declared ‘open season’ for Madrid to pursue international support for its claim to the Rock, warns former defence ...
Island5d
UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
Freedom for Chagos islands: by Peter Harris Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos ...