UK deal handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius halted by last-minute legal action
Summary
A court order has halted the UK government's plans to finalize a deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands. The court action came from two Chagossian women who want to return to live on the islands, which currently house a US military base.Key Facts
- A High Court judge issued an order stopping the UK from finalizing a deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
- The legal action was brought by two Chagossian women seeking to return to the islands.
- The proposal allows the UK and US to continue using the military base on Diego Garcia for up to 99 years.
- The financial details of the deal, which may include payments from the UK to Mauritius, have not been disclosed.
- The court is set to hear the case again on Thursday.
- Representatives from the Chagossian community are meeting with UK government officials to discuss the islands' future.
- The Chagos Islands were separated from Mauritius in 1965, while Mauritius was still under British colonial rule.
- In the late 1960s, thousands of islanders were removed from the Chagos Islands to make way for the US military base.
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