Chagos islanders' exile is ongoing breach of human rights, court told

Appeal begins on behalf of two Chagossians forcibly deported by Britain in the 1970s

Denying exiled Chagos islanders the right to return to their homes on the Indian Ocean archipelago is a continuing breach of their human rights and not just a historical injustice, the court of appeal has been told.

The claim was made on Tuesday in the first legal battle over the territory in a British courtroom since the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague ruled last year that the UK's assertion of sovereignty was illegal.