The following facts and opinions are those of individual contributers to the site. Anyone wanting to express their own views, please email D. Lindow, or make a comment in the forums.

Essay on why the general elections in Seychelles in 1998 were not free and fair.

The Psychosociological and Material Impact and Consequences of the Coup D'État in Seychelles.

Seychelles... Which Way? And... Whose Way?

Arbitration and Mediation
Seychelles, although it is a signatory of the "Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and National of Other States" (ICSID), an international investment arbitration center by the World Bank Group, has so far never granted consent to arbitration or mediation of any of its numerous foreign investment disputes.
Seychelles maintains several investment protection treaties with other countries - none contain a provision for compulsory jurisdiction by an independent international tribunal.

Justice
Seychelles court system is still strongly influenced by the executive. Court actions brought by other claimants were essentially dismissed with the comment to further negotiate with Government. Judiciary Ethics and Professional Ethics lag far behind the international standards.
The judiciary is entirely dominated by foreigners who are on contracts which state that they have to act in accordance with government's instructions and which can be terminated if they do not do the government's bidding. All legal action in Seychelles is therefore futile.
Copy of expatriate employment contract available.

Estimated cases of expropriation
An estimated 1/3 the claimants are foreigners - the total outstanding unpaid claims (as of the end of 1998) are estimated to be in the R600 - R1,000 Million (US $120-200 Million). This figure was derived by interviewing most of the lawyers who represent clients with claims.
A list is available, derived from the Registrar's office, that lists all properties taken.

Prisoners in Seychelles
Everyone in Seychelles is a "prisoner" confined by the existing system. The pressure from outside Seychelles will only be applied by the international community if the pressure is building from within Seychelles. Hence, it is up to the people of Seychelles to finally make their voices heard and make it clear that they will no longer tolerate the status quo, i.e., government ... every voice helps!