Legal groups condemn British bases in Cyprus as ‘colonial legacy’

The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDHR) as well as the Cyprus Democratic Lawyers Association (CDLA) condemned the continued existence of the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

In a joint statement issued on Saturday, the organisations said the bases, established in 1960 as a condition for Cyprus’ independence, were imposed without the free consent of the Cypriot people.

“This was not self-determination. It was imperialism in a new legal form,” they said...