Chagos is a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean where indigenous people have lived for generations. But between the 1960s and 1970s, almost the entire population was driven from their homes to make way for Diego Garcia, a strategic military base for Britain and the United States. Human Rights Watch has documented the forced displacement and the prevention of Chagossians’ return in a detailed report. But how did Britain manage to remove people…
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Chagos is a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean where indigenous people have lived for generations. But between the 1960s and 1970s, almost the entire population was driven from their homes to make way for Diego Garcia, a strategic military base for Britain and the United States. Human Rights Watch has documented the forced displacement and the prevention of Chagossians’ return in a detailed report. But how did Britain manage to remove people…