The Council adopts the Racial Equality Directive

Four New York City police officers fatally shot Amadou Diallo. The case became a major focus of scrutiny of policing and civil-rights accountability. Subsequent decisions not to bring federal criminal...

The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report was published after his family's long campaign for justice. It identified institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police and recommended substantial changes. The...

Nunavut was established as a territory following Inuit organizing, negotiations and the 1993 land claims agreement. The new public government changed the political map and gave Inuit a stronger...

Security forces repressed protesters in southern Bahia during official commemorations of the 500th anniversary of Portuguese arrival. Indigenous, Black and landless movements offered a critical...

A large public walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge demonstrated support for reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The action made acknowledgment of colonial harm visible...

Aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic cauldron at the Sydney Games' opening ceremony. Her central role placed Indigenous achievement and presence before a global audience. The ceremony...

A Zapatista delegation reached Mexico City's Zócalo during the March of the Colour of the Earth. The journey brought Indigenous demands for recognition and rights from communities into the national...

Comandanta Esther addressed legislators in Mexico's Congress on behalf of the EZLN. She called for constitutional recognition of Indigenous rights and described the compounded exclusion experienced by...

Police officer Stephen Roach shot and killed 19-year-old Timothy Thomas in Cincinnati. The death was followed by protests and unrest amid longstanding concerns about the treatment of Black...

France promulgated the law associated with Christiane Taubira recognizing specified historical slave trades and slavery as crimes against humanity. The law also addressed their place in teaching and...