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David Snoxell

Posts by David Snoxell

David Snoxell is Co-ordinator of the Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group.

David Snoxell: A simple solution for resolving the Chagos dispute is to give Mauritius responsibility

Why MPs have written to Joe Biden to seek his support in pressuring the Government to give up this far-flung outpost.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 7 January 2021 at 4:00 pm | 38 comments

How this New Year could see a resolution of the Chagos tragedy

It would be irrational for any government that believes in the peaceful settlement of disputes not to negotiate a settlement.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 2 January 2020 at 3:00 pm | 56 comments

David Snoxell: The Government should seize opportunity to negotiate a Chagos settlement

A new Prime Minister, and a changing of the guard at the Foreign Office, is a chance to change tack on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 10 August 2019 at 12:30 pm | 76 comments

David Snoxell: The International Court of Justice may put more pressure on the UK over the Chagos Islands

The Government’s long rearguard defence of the British Indian Ocean Territory has reached a higher theatre than I ever expected.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 15 December 2018 at 1:00 pm | 25 comments

David Snoxell: British stubbornness over the Chagos Islands is undermining us at the UN

The British Indian Ocean Territory is clearly a reminder to too many member nations of our lingering colonial legacy.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 15 December 2017 at 1:00 pm | 30 comments

David Snoxell: Ministers’ decision on the Chagossians exposes them as hypocrites on human rights

The decision not to allow resettlement of the Chagos Islands is a travesty. But a means of finding a way forward is to hand.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 21 November 2016 at 5:00 pm | 9 comments

David Snoxell: There are three months left to rectify the 50-year injustice done to the Chagossians

With compromise and diplomacy a political settlement involving the US and Mauritius could be agreed in time.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 30 August 2016 at 12:43 pm | 39 comments

David Snoxell: Fifty years on, it is time to rectify the injustices done to the Chagossians

Britain should dispose of this albatross, and right long-standing wrongs.

Comment, Highlights | By David Snoxell | 30 December 2015 at 6:30 am | 26 comments

David Snoxell: Now is the Government’s chance to keep its Chagossian promise

After almost 50 years, a new report paves the way for the return of the Chagos islanders to the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 7 January 2015 at 11:00 am | 5 comments

David Snoxell: The Chagossian maelstrom – is there an end in sight?

A decade of legal wrangling over the Chagos Islands could be brought to a close – if the Government gets a move on, that is.

Comment | By David Snoxell | 10 June 2014 at 5:00 pm | 6 comments

David Snoxell: The Chagos Islands – the tide may at last be turning

Chagossians can now, after 45 years, be a little optimistic about their future. But will enough progress be made by the time the next election takes place?

Comment | By David Snoxell | 12 December 2013 at 1:00 pm | 4 comments

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