Parliament passes a bill dismantling racial restrictions on land

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,...

Los Angeles police officers beat Rodney King, and a bystander's recording brought the event to international attention. The case intensified demands for police accountability. Through the DTM...

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 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...

The First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit opened in Washington, running through 27 October. Delegates developed 17 principles connecting environmental protection with...

The first plenary meeting of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa opened at Kempton Park and continued the following day. Nineteen delegations participated, though significant organizations...