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Chagos Refugee Group
Louis Olivier Bancoult (born 1964) is a Chagossian activist who is the leader of thChagos Refugee Groupref name=":0"> (CRG). Biography He was born in 1964 on the island of Peros Banhos in the Chagos Archipelago, from where he was forcibly removed at the age of 4 and transported to Mauritius. In response, his mother Rita Élysée Bancoult, together with activists Charlesia Alexis and Lisette Talate, founded the CRG in 1982.Sandra Evers et Marry Kooy, Eviction from the Chagos Islands: Displacement and Struggle for Identity Against Two World Powers, vol. Volume 1 : African History, Brill, 2011, 293 p. (), p.153 Bancoult is an electrician and an advocate for the juridical right of the Chagossians to return from Mauritius to their original homeland. He has been involved in several high profile legal actions concerning the exile of the Chagos Islanders. He was one of five islanders who, on 13 February 2022, stepped on to the beach of Peros Banhos, one of the larger atolls making up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago () 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. This chain of islands is the southernmost archipelago of the Chagos–Laccadive Ridge, a long submarine mountain range in the Indian Ocean. In its north are the Salomon Islands, Nelson's Island and Peros Banhos; towards its south-west are the Three Brothers, Eagle, Egmont and Danger Island(s); southeast of these is Diego Garcia, by far the largest island. All are low-lying atolls, save for a few extremely small instances, set around lagoons. The Chagos Islands had been home to the native Chagossians, a Bourbonnais Creole-speaking people, until the United Kingdom expelled them from the archipelago at the request of the United States between 1967 and 1973 to allow the United States to build a military base on Diego Garcia. Since 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where most of the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering . Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island, around 975, and they called it ''Dina Arobi''. The earliest discovery was in 1507 by Portuguese sailors, who otherwise took little interest in the islands. The Dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlesia Alexis
Charlesia Alexis (September 8, 1934 – December 16, 2012) was a Chagossian singer and activist, notable for helping establish the Chagos Refugee Group. Early life She was born on Diego Garcia. Alexis and her family went to Port Louis on Mauritius in 1967 to get medical treatment for her husband. They were not permitted to return home afterwards because the United States wished to establish a military base in the archipelago. Career In 1982, the British government paid compensation to the exiled Chagossians. However, by accepting the settlement, they also signed away their right to return. With Lisette Talate and Rita Bancoult, she established the Chagos Refugees Group in 1983. The Chagos Refugees Group took its battle to the British courts, winning in the lower courts but then seeing that result overturned by the Law Lords. The group next took their case to the European Court of Human Rights; in 2012, their case was judged inadmissible by that court. In 2002, the displaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurélie Marie-Lisette Talate
Aurélie Marie-Lisette Talate, also known as Lisette Talate or Aurelie Talate in her community«Lisette Talate:"If I could return to Diego for good, I would become young again"» rchive sur www.lexpress.mu, 6 janvier 2012 (consulté le 6 juillet 2015) (19 March 1941↑ Shenaz Patel, « Voir Diego et renaître , Le Mauricien » rchive sur www.lemauricien.com, 22 mars 2015 (consulté le 6 juillet 2015) – 4 January 2012↑ a, b et c « Lisette Talat, combattante des Chagos, s’est éteinte à l’hôpital Jeetoo ce mercredi 4 janvier » rchive sur www.lexpress.mu, 4 janvier 2012 (consulté le 6 juillet 2015)) was a Chagossian activist and emblematic figure of the Chagossian struggle to regain their islands;↑ a, b et c Cassam Uteem, « HOMMAGE À MARIE-LISETTE TALATE: Puisse-t-elle trouver son paradis dans l’au-delà ! » rchive sur www.lemauricien.com, 5 janvier 2012 (consulté le 6 juillet 2015) which they were forcibly exiled from by the occupying US military with permi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tages-Anzeiger
''Tages-Anzeiger'' (), also abbreviated ''Tagi'' or ''TA'', is a Swiss German-language national daily newspaper published in Zurich, Switzerland. History and profile The paper was first published under the name ''Tages-Anzeiger für Stadt und Kanton Zürich'' in 1893. The founder was a German, Wilhelm Girardet. Its current name, ''Tages-Anzeiger'', was adopted later. The paper is based in Zurich and is published in broadsheet. Its owner and publisher is Tamedia and its editor is Res Strehle. Although ''Tages-Anzeiger'' is a national newspaper, it focuses mainly on the Zurich region. Circulation The circulation of ''Tages-Anzeiger'' was 70,000 copies in 1910. It rose to 83,000 copies in 1930 and to 116,000 copies in 1950. In the period of 1995–1996 ''Tages-Anzeiger'' had a circulation of 282,222 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country. In 1997 its circulation was 283,139 copies. The circulation of the paper was 280,000 copies in 2000. ''Tages-Anzeiger' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R V Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs, Ex Parte Bancoult (No 2)
''R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte Bancoult (No 2)'' House_of_Lords_concerning_the_removal_of_the_008UKHL_61is_a_UK_constitutional_law_case_in_the_Judicial_functions_of_the_House_of_Lords">House_of_Lords_concerning_the_removal_of_the_Chagossians">Chagos_Islanders_and_the_exercise_of_the_Royal_Prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom.html" "title="Chagossians.html" ;"title="Judicial_functions_of_the_House_of_Lords.html" "title="UK_constitutional_law.html" ;"title="008UKHL 61is a UK constitutional law">008UKHL 61is a UK constitutional law case in the Judicial functions of the House of Lords">House of Lords concerning the removal of the Chagossians">Chagos Islanders and the exercise of the Royal Prerogative in the United Kingdom">Royal Prerogative. The Chagos Islands, acquired by the United Kingdom in 1814, were reorganised as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in 1965 for the purpose of removing its inhabitants. Under a 1971 Order in Council, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty Dispute
Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. Mauritius has repeatedly stated that the Chagos Archipelago is part of its territory and that the United Kingdom claim is a violation of United Nations resolutions banning the dismemberment of colonial territories before independence. The UK government has stated that it has "no doubt" about its sovereignty over the Chagos, yet has also said that the Chagos will be returned to Mauritius once the islands are no longer required for military purposes. Given the absence of any meaningful progress with the UK, Mauritius took up the matter at various legal and political forums. The African Union and the Non-Aligned Movement have expressed unanimous support for Mauritius. On 3 November 2022, it was announced that the UK and Mauritius had decided to begin negotiations on sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory, taking into account the recent international legal proceedings. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expulsion Of The Chagossians
The United Kingdom, at the request of the United States, began expelling the native inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in 1968, concluding its forced deportations on 27 April 1973 with the evacuation of Peros Banhos atoll.The High Court of Justice Queens Bench Division, Case No: HQ02X01287, Approved Judgment, 2003 Paragraph 396. The inhabitants, known at the time as the ''Ilois'', are today known as Chagos Islanders or Chagossians. Chagossians and advocates have said that the Chagossian right of occupation was violated by the British [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R (on The Application Of Bancoult (No 2)) V Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs
''R (on the application of Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs'' 016UKSC 35 was a 2016 judgment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom that affirmed the decision of the House of Lords in '' R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte Bancoult (No 2)'' despite new evidence subsequently coming to light. The case dismissed an attempt to set aside ''R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2)'' 008UKHL 61 on the grounds that the British government had failed to disclose a feasibility study relating to the Chagos Islands. See also *Chagos Archipelago *Louis Olivier Bancoult Louis Olivier Bancoult (born 1964) is a Chagossian activist who is the leader of thChagos Refugee Groupref name=":0"> (CRG). Biography He was born in 1964 on the island of Peros Banhos in the Chagos Archipelago, from where he was forcibly removed ... References External linksSupreme Court judgment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chagossian People
The Chagossians (also Îlois or Chagos Islanders) are a currently exiled Creole ethnic group native to the Chagos Islands, specifically Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, and the Salomon island chain, as well as other parts of the Chagos Archipelago, from the late 18th century until the middle of 20th century. Most Chagossians now live in Mauritius and the United Kingdom after being forcibly removed by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s so that Diego Garcia, the island where most Chagossians lived, could serve as the location for a United States military base. Today, no Chagossians are allowed to live on the island of Diego Garcia, as it is now the site of the military base dubbed Camp Thunder Cove. The Chagossian people's ancestry is mostly African, particularly from Madagascar, Mozambique and other African nations including Mauritius. There is also a significant proportion of Indian and Malay ancestry. The French brought some to the Chagos Islands as slaves f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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