Police confront anti-shale-gas protesters near Elsipogtog

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,...

A federal court found constitutional violations in New York City's stop-and-frisk practices, including racial discrimination. The court ordered a monitor and a reform process involving affected...

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...

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...

Police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The death prompted sustained protest and national attention to policing in Black communities. The subsequent federal...

The United Nations gathering adopted an outcome document on implementing Indigenous rights. It emphasized participation and free, prior and informed consent in decisions affecting Indigenous...