Floyd finds New York stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional

The Journey of Nishiyuu arrived in Ottawa after a long walk initiated by Cree youth. Its arrival connected young Indigenous participants with a wider movement for collective rights and renewed...

Foreign Secretary William Hague announced a settlement of claims by Kenyan survivors of abuse during the colonial Emergency. Britain acknowledged torture and ill-treatment and expressed regret,...

The Supreme Court invalidated the formula in section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act used to identify jurisdictions requiring preclearance under section 5. The decision removed the existing basis for...

On the final day of their summit, CARICOM leaders agreed to national reparations committees linked through a regional commission. The initiative sought redress for Indigenous genocide and slavery....

George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The verdict catalysed the organizing associated with Black Lives Matter and its assertion of the value of Black life. Alicia Garza,...

The Constitutional Tribunal's ruling TC/0168/13 retroactively restricted access to Dominican nationality for descendants of certain migrants. It disproportionately affected people of Haitian...

The RCMP carried out an operation against a protest blockade near Rexton, New Brunswick, amid Elsipogtog Mi'kmaq opposition to shale-gas exploration. The confrontation generated scrutiny of police...

CARICOM leaders met in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to consider the Reparations Commission's report, including its Ten-Point Plan. The programme linked acknowledgment of slavery and genocide...

The Supreme Court of Canada granted a declaration of Aboriginal title over the area claimed by the Tsilhqot'in Nation before it. The judgment recognized territorial occupation beyond narrowly...

Eric Garner died during an arrest by New York police officers in Staten Island. Video of the encounter brought national attention to the use of force and the policing of minor alleged offences. The...