Righting the wrongs inflicted on the Chagossians will mean acknowledging the crimes, their right of return, and reparations including restoring the islands so they can live there. Above all the Chagossian people should be meaningfully consulted throughout.

Finally, the UK will pay Mauritius £40 million as one-off payment for a 'trust fund' for Chagossians. This does not look like compensation for the harm done to them. Have Chagossians been consulted? Where does this figure come from? And who will ensure it reaches all Chagossians?

The treaty would seem to formalise Chagossians' forced exile from Diego Garcia, the largest island. This would entrench a crime of forced displacement.

Art 6 is headed 'resettlement of Chagossians' . As a result some Chagossians may return to live in their homeland after 50 years. But there is no acknowledgement of all Chagossians' RIGHT of return. Who will pay to rebuild the islands? The UK owes this as reparations.

The preamble speaks of “wrongs of the past” and commits to the welfare of all Chagossians. But it does not acknowledge that these wrongs are crimes. And crimes of the present - the Chagossians are still displaced. It expresses mere “regret”, not responsibility.

Justice demands more than regret.