Bernadette Dugasse
Bernadette Dugasse is a Chagossian woman who has been actively involved in legal efforts to contest the British government's negotiations regarding the Chagos Islands. Alongside another Chagossian, she brought a case against the Foreign Office, arguing that the deal to transfer the islands to Mauritius was being pursued without proper consultation with the Chagossian people, whose ancestral homeland is at stake.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6.50 | 0.06% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 43,968 | $2,700,000 | 1,749$ |
| India | 1 | 6.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 1,380,004,385 | 730,548 | $2,900,000 | 1,535$ |
| Israel | 1 | 6.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 9,216,900 | 5,037 | $400,000 | 219$ |
| Australia | 1 | 6.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 25,499,884 | 13,386 | $1,380,000 | 724$ |
| Totals | 5 | 1,482,607,180 | 792,939 | $7,380,000 | 4,227$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
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Australia:
Bernadette Dugasse led a last-minute legal challenge to block the deal concerning the Chagos Islands.
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United Kingdom:
Bernadette Dugasse is one of two Chagossian women, born on Diego Garcia, who brought a last-minute legal challenge over the deal to the UK's High Court.
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Israel:
Bernadette Dugasse, along with another woman, filed a legal challenge against the transfer of the islands.
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India:
Bernadette Dugasse is one of the exiled Chagossian women who argued that the sovereignty deal was being finalised without consulting the Chagossian community.
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United Kingdom:
The legal action was brought by two Chagossian women, Bernadette Dugasse and Bertrie Pompe.
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