Chagos Islands
This overview is provided. It is the first time Mauritius has embarked.
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MAURITIUS has sent a ship to the Chagos Islands to press its claim to the Indian Ocean archipelago which remains under British occupation despite numerous international rulings.
. As regards the resettlement on the Chagos Archipelago of Mauritian nationals including those of Chagossian origin the Court was of the view that this is an issue relating to the protection of the human rights of those concerned which should be addressed by the General Assembly during the completion of the decolonization of Mauritius. This chain of islands is the southernmost archipelago of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge a long submarine. It is half a century since Britain took control of the Chagos Islands from its then colony Mauritius and evicted the population of more than 1000 people in order to make way for a US military base.
The Chagos Archipelago ˈ tʃ ɑː ɡ ə s-ɡ oʊ s or Chagos Islands formerly the Bassas de Chagas and later the Oil Islands is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres 310 mi south of the Maldives archipelago. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said that the research vessel Bleu de Nimes had set sail from the Seychelles for its historic visit yesterday. A delegation from Mauritius is setting sail to the Chagos Islands to press the countrys claim for the Indian Ocean archipelago which is also claimed by Britain and is home to a US military base.
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