Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-03 17:56:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E332962C34621A5B9F77C7F582C58B4FEA7B8680AD8CDE0AA01AEA6EE3DAEAFD
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Original Note:
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 The ICJ 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
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