Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-04 05:37:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8851BB8E4D0C7F5214338D9F377DF9FE70F8AF0BBDB8E310644BEFC6CBFCF2F
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The International Court of Justice ruled in 2019 that the UK's presence on the islands was an illegal occupation: https://www.icj-cij.org/case/169 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/25/un-court-rejects-uk-claim-to-sovereignty-over-chagos-islands The UK agreed to handover the islands to Mauritius in 2022 under Conservative FM James Cleverly: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/03/uk-agrees-to-negotiate-with-mauritius-over-handover-of-chagos-islands
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