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    The Last Colony: A Performance on Restoring an Island to its Rightful Owners

    Sunday 28 August 20:30 - 21:30

    The Last Colony: A Performance on Restoring an Island to its Rightful Owners Book
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    Philippe Sands QC’s The Last Colony chronicles the unlawful mistreatment of the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands by the British Government. In this illustrated performance he presents readings and images together with RSC and Bridgerton actor Adjoa...
     

    Philippe Sands: Towards a Less Brutal World

    Monday 29 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Philippe Sands: Towards a Less Brutal World Book
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    How does the United Nations use the law to hold governments to account? In The Last Colony Philippe Sands QC highlights the case of the Chagos Archipelago. In the 1960s, Britain forcibly removed the inhabitants of the island. Join Sands today in...