The Permanent Forum of People of African Descent opens its first session

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued its reparations judgment concerning Kenya's Ogiek community. The decision followed the community's long struggle for ancestral land in the Mau...

Germany and Nigeria signed a declaration establishing the framework for transferring ownership of Benin bronzes held in German collections. The agreement addressed objects removed in the context of...

Los Angeles County ceremonially presented the deed to beachfront property to the legal heirs of Charles and Willa Bruce. The return addressed land taken from a Black family amid racist exclusion....

At Maskwacis, Pope Francis asked forgiveness for harm inflicted through forced assimilation and residential schools. Survivors, elders and Indigenous leaders attended. Bringing the apology to...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of twenty-nine Benin bronzes to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. The decision addressed objects taken...

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the Dutch state's role in slavery at the National Archives. Representatives of organizations pressing for acknowledgment attended. The statement recognized...

Memphis police officers assaulted Tyre Nichols following a traffic stop; he died three days later. The case generated renewed demands for policing accountability. A structural approach examines...

Law 14.532 amended Brazil's legislation to classify racial insult as a crime of racism and address racist conduct in additional contexts. The reform connected individually directed abuse with the...

Seattle's City Council passed legislation adding caste to its anti-discrimination protections. The measure responded to campaigning around inherited hierarchy and exclusion in diaspora settings....

Ireland published its National Action Plan Against Racism for 2023–2027 following consultation and work by an independent committee. The programme acknowledged the need for action across...