Court lifts ban on living in Outer Chagos

6 days ago

The Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) has struck down a long‑standing law that banned people, including Chagossians, from living on the Outer Chagos Islands.  The ruling follows a case brought by four Chagossians who were among nine people that travelled to Ile Du Coin, an uninhabited outer island, earlier this year. They were ordered to leave by