Book review: Horrific figures of history who refused to accept their crimes

The failure to accept guilt for war crimes and crimes against humanity has been a recurring theme in the work of the human rights lawyer Philippe Sands
Book review: Horrific figures of history who refused to accept their crimes

Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet in September 1997; he was arrested in London in 1998 for suspected genocide. File picture: Santiago Llanquin/ AP

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025 - 15:00
Gary Murphy

  • 38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia
  • Philippe Sands
  • Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £25

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