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Diego Garcia: Ethnically cleansed for U.S. forever wars
April 23, 2025
As Trump threatens war on Iran, Washington weaponizes Diego Garcia – a Chagos island in the Indian Ocean built on ethnic cleansing, British colonialism, and military adventurism.
The U.S. and the UK Support Human Rights for Some but Not for Others
August 17, 2021
When human rights are brought to the attention of the authorities in Washington and London it’s money and military “partnership” that matter. Not people.
Britain Says It Wants ‘To Defend Human Rights Across The Globe’ But Is Selective About Its Support
February 10, 2021
The “defence of human rights” by the government of Boris Johnson is a charade, and the treatment of the Chagos Islanders is cruel and loathsome.
Paradise Islands and Britain’s Human Rights Hypocrisy
January 7, 2020
As the Middle East lurches to deeper chaos, the light has shifted from the countless millions of other people deserving attention and compassion.
