The first International Day for People of African Descent is observed

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...

The General Assembly established a ten-member Permanent Forum as a consultative mechanism and advisory body. It created a standing space for people of African descent to address exclusion and...

The large Robert E. Lee statue was removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond following protest and legal challenges. Its removal changed a prominent public honour for the Confederacy. The struggle...

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked forgiveness for state crimes against the Yaqui people. The accompanying justice plan addressed collective demands and recognized traditional authorities....

The first federal National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honoured residential-school survivors, families and communities. It implemented the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action...

Norway's Supreme Court held that the Fosen wind-power development violated Sámi reindeer herders' cultural rights and ruled the relevant licences invalid. The judgment challenged an energy project...

Jesus College, Cambridge, handed over the Okukor bronze to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Student campaigning and the college's examination of its historical legacy helped...