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Posted by Olivier Bancourt / Bashir Khan on 28/1/2007, 10:27 am You may also recall that last year , May 2006 we won an historic court Olivier Bancoult and a delegation of some 20 Chagossians is arriving To cut a long story short, I am going to be busy with this Hearing and I would like to bring to your attention an appeal from Olivier There is now only one week left before they leave Maurtius, perhaps I appeal specially to Eric and Clancy because they can reach their Supporting the Chagos struggle is indeed not only noble but well By all means contact me for further information. In the meantime , my very best wishes to one and all. Bashir E Khan bashirkhan@aol.co.uk SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN DIEGO GARCIA !!! Appeal from Olivier Bancourt of the Chacos Refugees Group Once again, we would like to solicit your help to our ongoing struggle In this context, a delegation of about 20 people will be in London We will also seize this opportunity to continue alerting public To help fund this trip, we have organized Chagossian nights and open • for food and accommodation All donations may be made by cheque, in cash or by bank transfer and Beneficiary name: Chagos Refugees Group We wish to express to you our heartfelt thanks for your support. Thank We wish you many blessings during the year 2007. Sincerely, 62 Cassis Road, Port Louis Tel/Fax: (230) 213 0216
211.28.206.144
I may have mentioned it in the past that I am the Official UK
Representative of the Chagos Refugees Group- CRG, the group whose
leader is Olivier Bancoult. There are other smaller groups both in
Mauritius and in the UK but it is CRG which is calling the shots.
case in London reversing 2 Orders in Council by the Queen. However the
UK Govt was given leave to appeal against the May 2006 judgement. They
waited at the 11th hour to lodge thier appeal. Now the Appeal Hearing
is scheduled to take place between the 5th February 2007 through to
the 9th with perhaps extra days up to the 14th.
in London on the 3rd of February for the hearing. We also planned for
a lunchtime Demo outside 10 Downing St or near the FO. I am also
organising meetings with members of the House of Lords and MP's
although both Houses will rise on the 8th of February for half term
recess.
looking after the delegation. I am responsible for arranging their
Accommodation, Airport Transfer and their food etc. No joke or easy
task I assure you. So far so good, but we still need some financial
support with day to day expences such as meals and daily transport to
the court. Of course it will be public transport, no chance of black
london cabbies whatsoever.
Bancoult , see attached letter, for financial help.
you may contact me directly in LOndon should you wish to help- any
amount received will be officially acknowledged and receipted once
Olivier return to his office in Mauritius. I shall channel any
communications or otherwise to Olivier while he is in London, so as to
faciltate your meeting him or phoning him.
respective fellow compatriots in France and Australia. I do not have
any contact in Canada or elsewhere , except the Cozerlamerik for USA.
within the remit of MPC as it form part and parcel of the existence of
the new nation of Mauritius when the latter acceeded to independence.
If you are in London and can help with airport transfer, that will be
great.
London no. 0044 7961 169 601
It will be great if I can have an email list of all Mauritians and non
mauritians -both in Mauritius and abroad, not only for this fund
raising purpose but to keep them posted on the Chagos case. Please do
send me your own list. Many Thanks.
Dear Friends,
Greetings from Mauritius. We trust that you have started the new year
well.
for more than twenty years. As you are aware, the High Court of London
delivered a landmark ruling on May 11, 2006, in our favour giving us
the right to go back to our homeland. The British government decided
to appeal and the hearing will take place from February 05 to 09, 2007.
from February 03 to 11. We want to show by this strong physical
presence at the High Court that we are more than determined to claim
our fundamental rights and our dignity that have been violated and
derided more than 40 years ago.
opinion on the harsh treatment and conditions of the Chagossian
community since our forced exile. We are planning to have a
demonstration at both 10 Downing Street and the Foreign & Commonwealth
Office.
days during the year 2006. As this sum of money is not sufficient we
would like to make an appeal to your generosity. You can contribute in
various ways:
• financially.
will be receipted. Please find below our bank account details:
Bank name: State Bank of Mauritius Ltd
Bank address: 1 Queen Elizabeth II Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius,
Account number: 62030100077774
IBAN: MU32 STCB 1180 03010007 7774 0000 00
you for your continued interest in our fight. Your solidarity will
give us more courage in this just struggle.
Olivier Bancoult OSK
President of GRC
Email:obancoultcrg@intnet.mu
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