Bernadette Dugasse and Bertrice Pompe to Sue UK Government Over Proposed Deal to Cede Sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Two British women of Chagossian descent, Bernadette Dugasse and Bertrice Pompe, have announced their intention to take legal action against the UK Government over its proposed agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Their lawsuit is based on claims that the Chagossian people, who were forcibly removed from the islands decades ago, … Read more