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UN body urges Britain and Mauritius not to ratify Chagos deal
The U.N. committee warned the treaty blocks Chagossians' return and neglects full reparations, urging suspension to protect their rights and cultural heritage.
- On Dec 8, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged Britain and Mauritius in Geneva to suspend ratification of the Chagos treaty.
- This month in Geneva the panel said the treaty explicitly prevents Chagossian people from returning to Diego Garcia, fails to acknowledge past injustices or reparations, and restricts their right to self‑determination.
- The landmark agreement signed in May transfers sovereignty to Mauritius while Britain retains control of Diego Garcia under a 99-year lease and includes large payments, with up to 2,000 Chagossians forcibly removed in the 1960s and 1970s.
- A British Foreign Office spokesperson said the government recognises the islands' importance to Chagossians, but the UN warning has increased pressure on ministers amid fierce Conservative Party criticism.
- The U.N. General Assembly later called for complete decolonisation of the islands, and the committee urged parties to cooperate to end harm to the Chagossian people, while London acknowledged removals were 'deeply wrong and regrettable'.
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UN body urges Britain and Mauritius not to ratify Chagos deal
A U.N. committee on Monday urged Britain and Mauritius not to ratify a deal seeking to settle the future of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, saying it risks perpetuating long-standing violations of Chagossians' rights.
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UN committee 'deeply concerned' by Chagos deal - and calls for ratification to be paused
A UN committee has called on the government not to ratify its treaty on the future of the Chagos Islands - warning it will "perpetuate longstanding violations of the Chagossian people's rights".
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