Chagos Archipelago

In his early-morning order, the judge said: "The defendant shall take no conclusive or legally binding step to conclude its negotiations concerning the possible transfer of the British Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos Archipelago, to a foreign government or bind itself as to the particular terms of any such transfer."

The Chagos Archipelago was separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony.

Access to the island, part of the Chagos Archipelago, is heavily restricted.

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth.

Some are determined to return to live on the isolated islands, some are more focused on their rights and status in the UK, while others argue that the Chagos archipelago’s status should not be resolved by outsiders.