Government Made ‘Unlawful Decisions’ Over Chagos Islands, High Court Told

Protesters outside the High Court in central London on May 22, the day the UK agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius Lucy North/PA

Three people should be allowed to bring a High Court legal challenge against the Foreign Office over alleged “unlawful decisions or omissions” in relation to the Chagos Islands, the High Court has been told.

Bertrice Pompe, Misley Mandarin and Michel Mandarin are seeking to challenge the Government over alleged failings, including not consulting Chagossians about a “right to abode” on the archipelago.