Chagossians

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ethnic group
gptkbp:advocacy human rights
gptkbp:communityEngagement gptkb:Chagos_Refugees_Group
gptkb:Chagos_Support_Association
gptkbp:culturalEvents community gatherings
cultural festivals
heritage celebrations
Chagossian Day
gptkbp:culturalHeritage fishing
music
art and crafts
literature
storytelling
traditional music
dance
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Chagossian heritage
Chagossian identity
gptkbp:currentLocation Mauritius
Seychelles
gptkbp:demographics approximately 3,000 individuals
gptkbp:displacement forced removal from their homeland
gptkbp:economicActivity agriculture
tourism
gptkbp:historicalEvent 1971 forced removal
2000 court case against UK government
2016 UK Supreme Court ruling
UK-US_military_base_establishment
gptkbp:historicalSignificance impact on indigenous rights
impact of colonialism
impact of military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chagossians
gptkbp:internationalStudents support from NGOs
support from human rights organizations
support_from_UN_bodies
gptkbp:language Chagossian Creole
gptkbp:legal_principle seeking compensation
seeking right of return
gptkbp:legalStatus stateless
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Chagos_Archipelago
gptkbp:politicalParty advocacy for rights
representation_in_UK_Parliament
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:socialResponsibility community cohesion
discrimination
cultural preservation
poverty
access to education
identity crisis
migration challenges
healthcare_access