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A recent communique from the UK Chagos Support Associations reveals that next week an Early Day Motion (EDM) is being proposed in Parliament to discuss the possibility of a final settlement for the displaced Chagossians whose stories I tell in my 4-page comic, ‘The Right to Return’. You can see a sample page above, and the whole comic is at the bottom of this post.
For even more background info, read my original post on the comic here or visit the UK Chagos Support Association’s website. If that’s still not enough, I highly recommend David Vine’s ‘Island of Shame’ or John Pilger’s film, ‘Stealing a Nation’, below:
So here’s where you Britishers come in: you need to contact your MP and ask them to sign EDM number 960 Chagos Islands as soon as possible. Here’s the link. Don’t know who your MP is or how to contact them? Then turn to the ever-excellent They Work for You site, type in your postcode and hey presto – instant constituent power is yours.
The gist of the EDM proposes:
That this House believes that the interests of the Chagossian people and of Mauritius must be fully protected in the proposed Marine Protected Area; urges the Government to withdraw its case from the European Court of Human Rights and to settle out of court, as already suggested by the Court; and requests the Prime Minister to engage with Mauritius and the Chagossians, before the general election, in order to initiate discussion on an overall settlement of the issues, including timetable for eventual transfer of sovereignty of the Outer Islands to Mauritius and provision for a limited settlement on the Outer Islands.
As ever, please forward, RT and share the links in this post around – this is the last hope of the displaced Chagossians after a protracted legal struggle that has lasted decades.
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