The videotaped beating of Rodney King exposes police violence

An occupation of Santo Domingo church in Quito helped open the mobilization that developed into the June Indigenous uprising. Communities demanded land, dignity and recognition of Indigenous...

The Supreme Court decided R. v. Sparrow, arising from a Musqueam fisher's prosecution under fishing regulations. The judgment addressed protection of existing Aboriginal rights under section 35 and...

Police moved against a Mohawk barricade opposing a golf-course expansion on disputed land. An officer died in the confrontation, and the standoff widened, including solidarity action at Kahnawake. The...

The ANC and government reaffirmed earlier commitments in the Pretoria Minute. The ANC announced the suspension of armed action while negotiations addressed political prisoners and other obstacles....

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act became law. It addressed Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and cultural patrimony held by covered institutions,...

The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody signed its final report, containing 339 recommendations after investigating 99 deaths. The inquiry addressed custodial procedures and broader...

Parliament adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Bill, targeting the Group Areas Act and major land laws. The principal repeal provisions took effect on 30 June. Removing racial...

Parliament voted to repeal the law underpinning apartheid's racial classification system. The repeal commenced on 28 June, while the existing population register remained relevant during the...

Colombia's Constituent Assembly signed and approved a new Constitution recognizing the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. Indigenous rights and a transitional provision concerning Black...

Political, business and labour representatives signed the National Peace Accord in Johannesburg. The agreement established structures to monitor, mediate and investigate violence during the...