Chagos Islanders Movement

21/11/2025

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/360/international-relations-and-defence-committee/news/210539/chagossian-views-sought-on-chagos-agreement/

The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has today published a survey to gather views from the Chagossian community about how they view the UK’s Agreement with Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.

15/11/2025

https://youtu.be/CgVmGfKVq0E

"Il était une ile, Diego Garcia" : Archipel des Chagos : Réalisation Michel Daëron (2006)

09/09/2025

🌹🌹🌹 Today, We Say Our Goodbyes to Mrs. Lucette Martin 🌹🌹🌹
This evening, Tuesday 9th September 2025, we gather at Broadfield Social Hall Community Centre to pay our respects to our dearly loved Mrs. Lucette Martin.
Lucette’s coffin will be exposed for viewing from 7:30pm to 8:30pm, offering us a moment to honour her life before she makes her final journey to Mauritius tonight.
Lucette’s voice, her warm smile, and her boundless kindness will remain with us always. Though she is no longer with us in body, her presence will continue to live in our memories, our stories, and in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.
Let us come together this evening to celebrate a life so beautifully lived.
Rest in peace, our dear Lucette. You will never be forgotten.

18/08/2025

🌹🌹In Loving Memory of Mrs Lucette Martin🌹🌹
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs. Lucette Martin, one of the co-founders of the Chagos Islanders Movement and the Chagossian Elderly Group.
Mrs. Martin was a generous, lovable, and kind-hearted soul who gave so much of herself to the Chagossian community here in England. She dedicated her time to helping others without ever expecting anything in return. Her compassion, humility, and unwavering strength touched the lives of many, and she leaves behind a legacy of love and service.

She was an inspiration to us younger generations, reminding us through her words and actions that the struggle for justice and dignity must continue. Mrs. Martin stood proudly at the heart of our movement, taking part in hundreds of protests across the UK and the Hague, always raising her voice for the rights of her people. Though she longed to make one last visit to her island home, that wish remained unfulfilled.

Her spirit, courage, and devotion will live on in all of us.

May her pure soul rest in peace, and may we honour her memory by continuing the fight she so passionately believed in.

15/07/2025

Dans Parlament Angleterre in introduire enn nouvo la loi pou transfer souvéreinté Chagos dan la main Moris. Sa V dir ki biento, BIOT (British Indian Ocean Territory) pa pou enn teritoire Britanique. Enn fwa ki sa treté-la fini signé, pou ena boukou sanzman.

Pou ban ki pas encore tire BOTC (British Overseas Territories Citizenship) pou zot zenfant, mem si zot fine fini gagn zot passport Anglais, aller, alle tire ban zenfant la zot BOTC car li pou important pou nou generation a venir.

Faire li avant ki sa treté-la vinn officiel.

Apré ki pou népli ena BIOT, ou pa pou kapav transmet sa citoyenté la à ou zanfan. Laporte BOTC pou fermé.

Ban camarade li IMPORTANT pa atann dernier moment. C pa enn zafer Politic nanier, C enn zafer ki pou protez drwa ek lavenir nou bann zanfan. Pa moi ki p dire sa Gouvernment Anglais ki p dire ou sa.

1. Apply pou BOTC.
2. Servi Form N lor sit gov.uk.

Nou listwar, nou soufrans ek nou drwa pa kapav efasé. Nou bizin protez seki resté.

Avan li trop t**d reazir astere la mem.
Merci.
Chagossian ensam nou pli fort.

Merci.

Isabelle

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/citizenship-rights-for-chagossians-update-15-july-2025

Guidance on citizenship rights for Chagossians following the entry into force of the Diego Garcia treaty.

07/07/2025

Jeudi dans centre a 2 heures: nou Pou cause lor la frayeur, l’angoisse et Kuma reconet ban signe ki ou p bizin supporte moral et kot sa ou kpv Gagne ban aide; all welcome.
Merci

29/06/2025

Malgré divergence d’opinion Chagos Islanders Movement pou contigner kpv assize lor mem la tab ek tout les deux Gouvernment UK ek MU pou droit nou ban natif vivant ek mort et pou tou descendant Chagossian. Nou pou safeguard Chagossian legacy, lineage, l’heritage avec dialogue et diplomacy. L'INTERET CHAGOSSIAN AVANT TOUT!

"The Chagos Islanders Movement is not a political organisation. We remain committed to engaging with both the UK and Mauritian governments; not to take sides, but to represent the rights and dignity of Chagossians. Our presence at the table is to ensure that our people’s voices are heard and our legacy, heritage, and lineage are protected through peaceful dialogue and mutual respect."

14/04/2025

02/04/2025

To all my fellow Chagossians,

Since 2002, apart from receiving British passports, what have we truly been given?
No proper housing. No real support system. Families have been separated.
Yet we have worked hard, contributed to British society, and paid our taxes like every other citizen.

At the same time, our homeland was rented out to others without our consent and without any benefit to our people.
We have asked the British Government to support us, to involve us in decisions about our future. But we were ignored, told we had no authority because we are not a government.

Let me make this clear: we are not here to take sides.
Yes, many Chagossians feel closer to Britain and have placed their hopes in the UK.
But we must also recognise that the British Government played a major role in our suffering.

It is a political game and this is why we have never shown preference to either the British or the Mauritian government because both have a responsibility for what happened to us.

We also understand that many Chagossians do not feel represented by Mauritius, and we respect that.
But the reality is that the law now favours Mauritius, and the financial resources are going in that direction.

So, if some Chagossians choose not to engage with the Mauritian government, that is their right.
But for those who want to make sure we are not left behind; we are ready to speak up.
We are prepared to take part in future discussions to ensure our people finally receive what they have been waiting for: justice, recognition, and reparations.

We will not wait another 99 years.
Some may stay silent, and some may disapprove but others are ready to stand up.
And I speak on behalf of those who want to be included when the time comes before it’s too late.

The land may be in the hands of governments, but the soul of the Chagos Islands belongs to us, the Chagossian people.
Let us be treated fairly and rightfully, as we deserve.

And we will no longer accept being pushed aside.

Isabelle Charlot
Chagos Islanders Movement

03/03/2025

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/03/02/kemi-badenoch-not-accept-chagos-islands-deal-trump-backs-it/

Kemi Badenoch insists the ‘surrender’ of the islands to Mauritius is not in the UK’s interest, regardless of US president’s support