Owen Bowcott
The Guardian
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Benjamin Ferencz obituary
Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor who played a key role in advancing the cause of international justice → Read More
Henry McDonald obituary
Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination → Read More
Richard Hartley obituary
Skilful and persuasive barrister who won over the jury for Bruce Grobbelaar and other high-profile clients → Read More
Mary Monson obituary
Defence lawyer renowned for her sympathetic handling of criminal cases involving poor, juvenile and immigrant clients → Read More
Mauritius challenges UK rights over Indian Ocean domain name
Right to license .io address being challenged on grounds Britain no longer has legitimate claim to Chagos Islands → Read More
The Chagos Islanders taking back their birthplace from the British: 'They uprooted us' – video
We follow Olivier Bancoult as he returns to his home unescorted by the British government for the first time in half a century → Read More
Mauritius asks Google to label Chagos Islands as part of its territory
Row breaks out over Google Maps definition as UK insists it still maintains sovereignty → Read More
Chagossian exiles celebrate emotional return as UK tries to justify control
World sympathy and legal balance shifting to Mauritian claim to islands → Read More
Mauritius formally challenges Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands
Mauritian ambassador to UN raises country’s flag above atoll of Peros Banhos → Read More
Mauritius measures reef hoping to lay claim on Chagos Islands
Dispute over archipelago in Indian Ocean involves neighbouring Maldives and UK historical claim → Read More
Exiled Chagos Islanders return without UK officials for first time
Fifty years since they were deported to Mauritius by the UK, Chagossians are still fighting for their homeland → Read More
Exiled Chagos Islanders bask in return ‘as pilgrims to abandoned place’
Fifty years after the UK forcibly deported them, five Chagossians have visited the disputed archipelago with Mauritius’s help → Read More
‘I will be free’: excitement grows as cruise ship nears Chagos Islands
Exiles intend to plant Mauritian flag on land UK claims as part of British Indian Ocean Territory → Read More
Mauritius warns UK firm over coins amid Chagos Islands dispute
Surrey-based Pobjoy Mint accused of violating international law by producing colourful currency → Read More
‘Life was lovely’: Chagossian women head home 50 years after forced exile
Women on Mauritian-chartered vessel bound for Chagos Islands recall how life there was ‘paradise’ → Read More
Exiled Chagos Islanders return without British supervision for first time
Survey ship will gather evidence in dispute over demarcating seabed between Mauritius and Maldives → Read More
Anthony Bradley obituary
Barrister, academic and leading expert in UK constitutional law → Read More
Jonathan Cooper obituary
Human rights barrister at the forefront of the fight to decriminalise homosexuality around the world → Read More
Sir William Macpherson obituary
Head of the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry who said the Met’s investigation had been undermined by ‘institutional racism’ → Read More
Covid has undermined UK's chronically under-funded justice system
Analysis: coronavirus has exacerbated the crisis facing courts but political consensus on the way forward remains elusive → Read More