The UK Chagos Support Association: 'Support the Chagos islanders!'

In the 1960s and 70s, Britain secretly and illegally threw the Chagos islanders off their islands, to make way for a US military base. In 2000 the courts ruled the eviction illegal, but the Government simply passed new orders bypassing the courts, and has just won an appeal to the Law Lords confirming its right to do this. The islanders are now looking to take their fight to the European Court of Human Rights


Diego Garcia today

Britain stole the Chagos islands from its people so the US could turn the largest island, Diego Garcia, into a military base. [Copyright info]

THE LATEST...


Chagos comic :: November '09 - Read Archcomix's online graphic novel of the Chagos story


News & Features :: November '09 - Read our latest update


News & Features :: October '09 - Read our October update


News & Features :: September '09 - Read our September update


News & Features :: 1 Nov '08 - Response to the Lords' decision from Matthew Parris of The Times


News & Features :: 31 Oct '08 - A message to supporters from Olivier Bancoult


News & Features :: 22 Oct '08 - Chagos exiles 'cannot return' from BBC News


News & Features :: September '08 - Read our latest update


News & Features :: 12 Mar '08 - British campaigners arrested in Diego Garcia protest from The Guardian


Blog :: Check out our blog for the very latest, and to have your own say.


News & Features :: 21 Feb '08 - Miliband apologies over US rendition flights from The Times

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