Parliament votes to repeal the Population Registration Act

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 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...

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...

A state-court jury acquitted officers on nearly all charges arising from the beating of Rodney King, failing to agree on one count. Protests and destructive unrest followed. The events exposed a...