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> The right to occupy some specific geographic coordinates is not a human right. What? That's exactly what happened here. The Chagossians were forcibly remove
by thizzbuzz 12y ago
> The right to occupy some specific geographic coordinates is not a human right.
What? That's exactly what happened here.
The Chagossians were forcibly removed, because a government(s) claimed "the right to occupy some specific geographic coordinates". If the Chagossians don't have that right, then no one else can come in and force them out.
- kijin 12y agoGovernments are not people. They neither have, nor claim, any human rights. The UK and USA only ever claimed a legal right within the framework of their own laws. Despicable as their actions may be, they never pretended to claim a human right. The displaced Chagossians, on the other hand, are claiming a human right to occupy the islands. That's different.
- bbcbasic 12y agoAha.. so the Chagossians just needed a pen?
- rustyfe 12y agoAnd an army to back it up. Might may not make right, but it certainly helps. Other states may have some moral obligation to step in to defend a human rights violation, but only the government of a state is expected to protect its legal rights.