The UN committee has now called on the UK and Mauritius to suspend ratification of the treaty and to resume negotiations with ...

GENEVA - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today expressed deep concern that a recent bilateral agreement between ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.

After decades of political conflict, the United Kingdom will finally return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. However, the Chagossian people’s identity and resettlement remain unresolved. Since ...

A new framework informed by Stanford-led research and stakeholder convenings balances conservation with cultural heritage and sustainable resettlement of communities removed from an island chain ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile, issuing the message during an audience Saturday with refugees from Chagos, the Indian ...