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The UN Secretary-General appointed Miguel Ángel Moratinos as special envoy to combat Islamophobia, alongside his existing role leading the Alliance of Civilizations. The appointment created a focal...

Law 15.142 reserved thirty percent of specified federal public recruitment places for Black, Indigenous and quilombola applicants. The measure addressed access to state employment and representation...

The Dutch government announced the return to Nigeria that week of the Benin bronzes whose ownership had been transferred in February. Four objects were to remain at the Wereldmuseum under a loan...

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivered an apology to Greenlandic women affected by involuntary contraception. Survivor advocacy had brought bodily autonomy and colonial medical power into public...

Victoria's Parliament completed passage of the Statewide Treaty Bill after negotiations involving the First Peoples' Assembly. The measure created a framework for an ongoing relationship grounded in...

The ninth Pan-African Congress opened in Lomé, bringing continental and diaspora participants together around sovereignty, identity and institutional reform. The gathering renewed an international...

The African Union convened inception meetings for its reparations experts and legal-experts reference group, running from 15 to 19 December. Work addressed legal foundations, possible forms of...

The European Commission adopted an Anti-Racism Strategy for 2026–2030 following its earlier action plan. The adoption renewed commitments to address racism across European institutions and...

The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 80/250 describing the trafficking and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Ghana led the initiative. The...

The Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened its fifth session under the second international decade. Participants addressed the expansion of human rights and the forum's role in...