Mexico apologizes to the Yaqui and agrees a justice plan

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 United Nations observed the first International Day for People of African Descent. The occasion recognized contributions and called for action against discrimination and the legacies of...

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...

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...

The presidents of France and Benin oversaw the signing of the ownership-transfer document for twenty-six works from Abomey. This completed a specific restitution process enabled by earlier...

A jury acquitted four defendants charged with criminal damage following the toppling of Edward Colston's statue. The trial brought arguments about racist public commemoration into court. The verdict...