France signs the transfer of twenty-six royal treasures to Benin

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...

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...

Ecuador's Constitutional Court issued its ruling in the A'i Cofán community of Sinangoe's case; the decision was publicized on 4 February. Community monitoring and collective litigation challenged...

Three men were convicted of federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in connection with the pursuit and killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The verdict addressed racial motivation separately from their...

The Emmett Till Antilynching Act was signed into law, adding specific federal hate-crime provisions for conspiracies resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Naming the measure for Till...

After meetings with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegates, Pope Francis expressed sorrow and asked forgiveness for harm inflicted by members of the Catholic Church. Survivors' testimony placed...