Chagossians told researchers that some of them, including children, had died from the economic hardship which they believed was linked to the emotional devastation of being torn from their homeland.

Source: https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/national/23322859.uk-actions-chagos-islands-crimes-humanity-says-rights-group/?ref=rss

Robin Cook, the UK foreign minister at the time of the court ruling, acknowledged the wrongs done to the Chagossians and for a brief moment it appeared they would be able to return home.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-of-the-chagossians-charles-can-help-undo-a-colonial-crime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-and-us-forced-displacement-of-the-chagossians-charles-can-help-undo-a-colonial-crime