An Islamophobic attack kills four members of the Afzaal family

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court concluded its virtual session ordering a national COVID-19 response for quilombola communities, including community participation. CONAQ and allied parties had brought...

Shootings at Atlanta-area spas killed eight people, including six Asian women. Stop AAPI Hate responded amid rising reports of anti-Asian hostility. Community organizing connected safety with the...

Evanston's City Council approved a programme directing an initial allocation of reparations funding toward housing assistance for eligible Black residents. The measure linked repair to...

A Minnesota jury convicted Derek Chauvin on all counts in his state trial for the killing of George Floyd. The verdict followed worldwide mobilization and sustained demands from Floyd's family and...

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced that Germany would recognize the colonial killings of the Herero and Nama as genocide and seek forgiveness. He announced a reconstruction and development...

The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law, recognizing 19 June as a federal public holiday. The measure gave national status to a commemoration sustained by Black communities....

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act received royal assent. It required measures to align federal laws with the declaration and an action plan developed in...

The UN human-rights office released a report calling for transformative action against systemic racism affecting Africans and people of African descent. It connected policing, accountability and...

Mayor Femke Halsema apologized on behalf of Amsterdam's city government for the involvement of former city administrations in slavery and slave trading. The speech at the annual commemoration...

The Human Rights Council adopted resolution 47/21, establishing an international expert mechanism to advance racial justice in law enforcement. The decision followed mobilization against police...