Chagos Treaty in Question Amid UN Concerns
Treaty prevents Chagossians from returning to Diego Garcia, ignores past injustices, and restricts self-determination.
Treaty signed in May, transfers sovereignty to Mauritius, Britain retains Diego Garcia under 99-year lease.
2,000 Chagossians were forcibly removed in 1960s and 1970s.
UK acknowledges islands' importance but calls removals 'deeply wrong and regrettable'.
UN General Assembly called for complete decolonisation of the islands.
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