Photo of Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands

Photo of Philippe Sands

Philippe Sands

  • Philippe Sands
    Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of Auschwitz, on how music saved her life

    The musician, who performed as a prisoner at the camp, is 100 years old. She talks to Philippe Sands about survival, and hearing Yehudi Menuhin play at Belsen

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026

  • Philippe Sands
    Trump’s actions are illegal – but his greed may hold him in check

    The absurd logic of Trump’s actions is that other countries are free to indict whoever they wish in another land, abduct them and then put them on trial

    Sun, 11 Jan 2026

  • Philippe Sands
    Christmas appeal: Migrants enrich our culture from the football pitch to the concert hall

    The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising money for Counterpoints Arts. The writer and lawyer explains why its support of creative work by and about migrants resonates with him

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025

  • Philippe Sands
    Inside the mind of Serbia’s ‘Madam War Criminal’

    Biljana Plavšić was the first woman to be convicted of war crimes, for her role in the bloody conflict in Bosnia. Olivera Simić tracked her down in Belgrade to understand the ordinary roots of extraordinary evil

    Wed, 5 Nov 2025

  • Philippe Sands
    Pope’s support for Chagossians echoes beyond Vatican walls

    Philippe Sands travels to Rome with a delegation of the islands’ exiles for a rare audience with Leo XIV

    Sun, 31 Aug 2025

  • Philippe Sands
    International law does not permit regime change in Iran

    Diplomacy needs to continue and the rules followed, says barrister and professor of law Philippe Sands

    Sun, 22 Jun 2025

  • Philippe Sands
    Philippe Sands: ‘The Chagossians must have right of return’

    It is time to right the wrongs of the past and allow the resettlement of the island‘s displaced residents

    Sat, 31 May 2025

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