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High Court Judge temporarily bans UK from completing deal to hand over Chagos Islands

  • A High Court judge temporarily halted the UK government’s plan to sign sovereignty of the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius on May 22, 2025.
  • The pause followed a late legal challenge by Bertrice Pompe, a Chagossian claimant opposing the treaty amid concerns over the islands’ governance and rights.
  • The UK government aimed to comply with an International Court of Justice ruling that affirmed Mauritius’s sovereignty while retaining a lease for the Diego Garcia military base.
  • Judge Sir Julian Goose paused the signing at 3 a.m. After a five-hour hearing, possibly marking the first legal suspension of a treaty signing, with a follow-up hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
  • The interruption risks delaying the handover and raises questions about military arrangements and the rights of displaced Chagossians, who continue to protest the treaty.
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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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