Nigeria executes Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists

Thousands marched in Los Angeles against Proposition 187, which sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from public services. Unions, community organizations and young activists coordinated...

California voters approved Proposition 187, a measure seeking to deny undocumented immigrants access to public education and certain other services. The vote made immigration status a proposed...

President Nelson Mandela assented to the Restitution of Land Rights Act, later published on 25 November. The legislation created a land restitution commission and a Land Claims Court to address...

Waikato-Tainui and the Crown signed a deed settling historical raupatu claims at Tūrangawaewae Marae. The settlement included land, financial redress and a Crown apology, with legislation following...

Black men gathered in Washington, DC, for the Million Man March, associated with Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. Its emphasis on responsibility and community renewal made Black collective...

Black organizations brought roughly 30,000 people to Brasília for the Zumbi dos Palmares March against Racism, for Citizenship and Life. Marking three centuries since Zumbi's death, participants...

The Mexican government and EZLN reached agreements on Indigenous rights and culture at San Andrés. The commitments envisaged a changed relationship based on recognition, participation and...

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission began formal public hearings on human-rights violations in East London. Survivors and relatives described abuses committed during the apartheid conflict. Public...

South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopted a new constitutional text after a participatory drafting process. Its rights framework sought to replace the legal architecture of apartheid with...

Governor General Roméo LeBlanc issued the proclamation designating 21 June each year as National Aboriginal Day. It recognized First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures and contributions. The measure...