The Equality Act receives royal assent

A BART police officer fatally shot Oscar Grant at Fruitvale station in Oakland. The death became a focal point for public scrutiny of police force and accountability. The case belongs to the history...

States participating in the Geneva review conference adopted an outcome document by consensus. It reaffirmed commitment to the Durban framework, recognized continuing suffering and addressed...

A police operation against an Indigenous road blockade near Bagua led to deadly violence involving protesters and police. Awajún and Wampís communities had opposed laws affecting ancestral land and...

The Constitutional Court declared section 16 of KwaZulu-Natal's Slums Act invalid following a challenge by Abahlali baseMjondolo. The provision threatened to intensify eviction pressure. The...

The public announcement of the African Commission's Endorois decision marked a major Indigenous-rights victory. It found that removal from ancestral land for tourism had violated protected rights...

Governor Jan Brewer signed Arizona's SB 1070, expanding the state's role in immigration enforcement. The law provoked legal and political challenges over federal authority and the consequences of...

Law 12.288 established Brazil's Statute of Racial Equality, addressing equal opportunity and the defense of Black people's individual, collective and cultural rights. Its provisions covered areas...

At the White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Barack Obama announced United States support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The shift followed the country's...

Nepal's legislature passed a bill criminalizing caste discrimination and untouchability in public and private spheres. The National Dalit Commission and OHCHR welcomed provisions on official...

George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. The killing generated sustained public demands for accountability and debate over the suspicion directed at Black young people....