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UK court refuses permission for case over UK-Mauritius deal on Chagos Islands
The court dismissed claims the UK failed to consult displaced Chagossians before the sovereignty deal, citing repeated legal arguments despite acknowledging past mistreatment.
- Yesterday, London's High Court refused permission for a legal challenge against the British Foreign Office over the Chagos Islands deal.
- Three plaintiffs, including Bertrice Pompe, argued Britain unlawfully failed to consult Chagossians before concluding the arrangement with Mauritius.
- In a written ruling, Mary Stacey acknowledged 'the long and shameful history of the treatment inflicted on the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands' and found the legal challenge repeated arguments already rejected by English courts.
- The decision preserves Britain's arrangement that maintains the sovereignty transfer to Mauritius last year while keeping a 99-year lease on Diego Garcia for U.S.-UK air base operations.
- Protesters gathered outside the High Court on October 28, 2025 as campaigners contested the transfer of sovereignty while U.S. President Donald Trump last month called the deal a 'big mistake'.
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UK High Court blocks legal challenge to Chagos agreement with Mauritius
The High Court in London refused on Tuesday to grant permission to initiate legal proceedings against the British Foreign Office over the agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and Mauritius regarding the Chagos Archipelago.
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UK court refuses permission for case over UK-Mauritius deal on Chagos Islands
London's High Court refused permission on Tuesday for a legal challenge over Britain's deal with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, home to the U.S.-British Diego Garcia air base.
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