Chagos Archipelago
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| Area | 5613 |
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| Locations | Indian Ocean |
| Population | 3,000 (as of 2014) |
| Capital and largest settlement | Eclipse Point Town (3,000) |
| Ethnic groups | British |
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| ID | 2117172 |
About Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands are a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres south of the Maldives archipelago.
Chagos Islands: UK should pay reparations, says Human Rights Watch
... After a military base leased to the United States was established in 1966 on Diego Garcia, the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago, the indigenous inhabitants were evicted from their homes...
UK to open negotiations over future of Chagos Islands
... Diego Garcia is the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago...
Chagos islanders in emotional, historic trip home
... It is what we believe is the right way to proceed in accordance with international law which has clearly stated that Mauritius is the sovereign power over the Chagos Archipelago, " said Jagdish Koonjul, Mauritius s UN ambassador...
Climate-computing-power needs more cash
... But what is the influence of the Indian dipole is? Or is it completely natural? the scientists know the sea currents on the other side of the world can have an impact on our weather and warm waters around the Chagos Archipelago really prompt a “Grill-spring“ in grateful lockdown the UK? It is very strange things in the tropics are added, Prof Palmer...
Chagos Islands dispute: Britain accused of crimes against humanity of Mauritius
... but it is a pity that the UK act in a Fair and appropriate and in accordance with international law on the issue of the Chagos Archipelago, said Mr Jugnauth...
Chagos Islands dispute: UK misses deadline to return control
... The Chagos Archipelago was separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony...
Chagos Islands dispute: UK obliged to end control - UN
... He added the UK was under an obligation to bring an end to its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible ...
Chagos Islands: UK should pay reparations, says Human Rights Watch
By Andre Rhoden-PaulBBC News
Britain should pay reparations to people removed from the Chagos Islands, a British territory in the Indian Ocean , a Human Rights group has said.
Human Rights Watch also called on Britain to allow Chagossians to return to the islands, from which More Than 1,000 people were forced to leave in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Group accused the UK of " committing an appalling colonial crime".
The Foreign Office said it rejected this characterisation.
After a military base leased to the United States was established in 1966 on Diego Garcia , the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago , the indigenous inhabitants were evicted from their homes. Chagossians have fought for their return ever since.
On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch - an international group investigating abuses across The World - published a report calling for the UK and US to provide reparations to Chagossian people.
Its senior legal adviser Clive Baldwin said: " The UK is today committing an appalling colonial crime, treating all Chagossians as a people without rights.
" The UK and the US, who together expelled the Chagossians from their homes, should provide full reparations for the harm they have caused. "
The Group identified three " crimes against humanity" including continued force displacement of Chagossian people, prevention of their Return Home and persecution of them on the ground of race and ethnicity.
It also recommended King Charles issue a full and unreserved apology for crimes committed against by Chagossians by the UK.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: " We respect The Work Human Rights Watch does around The World , but we categorically reject this characterisation of events.
" The UK has made clear its deep regret about the manner in which Chagossians were removed from BIOT [British Indian Ocean Territory] in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
" We remain committed to supporting Chagossians including through a significant support package and our new British citizenship route for Chagossians launched last November. "
The US State Department has been contacted for comment.
In November, the over The Future of the Chagos Islands.
Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in exchange for independence, which it gained in 1968.
Most of the population of the Chagos Islands was sent to Mauritius, 1,000 miles to The South , without compensation. Some moved to the Seychelles and to Britain, where many now live Crawley, West Sussex .
The International Court of Justice, The United Nation's highest court, in 2019 from the former colony of Mauritius.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
