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0 pointskijin11y ago0 comments

Governments 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.

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bbcbasic11y ago

Aha.. so the Chagossians just needed a pen?

rustyfe11y ago

And 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.

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