The killing of Trayvon Martin becomes a focus of demands for justice

The Equality Act received royal assent, consolidating major strands of discrimination law, including protections concerning race. It addressed direct and indirect discrimination and public...

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...

The Supreme Federal Court unanimously upheld the University of Brasília's racial admissions policy. The decision recognized affirmative action as compatible with the Constitution and addressed...

The Inter-American Court ruled for the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in a case concerning oil activities in their territory without adequate consultation. The decision addressed collective rights and...

A neo-Nazi gunman attacked worshippers at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people that day and injuring others. The attack exposed the lethal consequences of organized racist...

South African police killed 34 mineworkers during the strike at Marikana. The massacre exposed the coercive protection of an extractive economy in a formally democratic state. A decolonial...

Brazil enacted Law 12.711, reserving half of places in federal higher-education institutions for students from public secondary schools, with income and racial provisions. The policy included Black,...