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Oman Al Yahyai

Chagossians seek legal action against UK over sovereignty deal

Two women born in the Chagos Islands want to take the British government to court over its plan to hand the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, their lawyers have said.

Bernadette Dugasse and Bertrice Pompe, who are both British citizens, say that UK ministers have unlawfully excluded Chagossians from discussions about their homeland's future.

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