Two women, Bertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse, who are descendants of the displaced Chagossians, have challenged the UK government’s decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. They procured a temporary injunction to stop the deal, but it was quickly overturned, allowing the transfer to proceed. Amid concerns for their right to return to Diego Garcia, which is excluded from the agreement, the women feel betrayed. Their plight highlights issues of colonial injustice and the human rights violations experienced by the former inhabitants during their forced displacement in 1968.
Dugasse expressed her heartbreak at being betrayed, stating, 'I don't know how to put it because the night before we won, and in the morning we lost...'
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