Diego Garcia.(HOTSPOT)(part of British Indian Ocean Territory) Geographical | August 1, 2007| | COPYRIGHT 2007 Circle Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

In May, the former inhabitants of the British overseas territory of the Chagos Islands won an important legal victory over the UK government. The Court of Appeal determined that the Chagos islanders, known as the Ilois or Chagossians, had been wrongfully denied the right to return to their homeland. The judgement was critical of the government's actions and should bring to a close a dispute that dates back to the late 1960s.

Ceded to the British by France in 1814, the Chagos Islands are located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The archipelago is composed of six ...

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