Spain rejects Mexico’s demand for royal apology over conquest

The government, wind-farm operators and Sámi reindeer-herding groups reached an agreement providing winter grazing, a share of energy production and cultural funding while allowing turbines to remain....

Parliament heard testimony on how the truth commission’s findings were produced and on the adequacy of the state’s follow-up. Sámi, Kven/Norwegian Finn and Forest Finn perspectives highlighted...

Rebelo de Sousa said Portugal took responsibility for past crimes and should examine how to repair them, including looted property. He still stopped short of issuing a formal state apology, and the...

Parliament dismissed an effort to charge the president with treason after he raised responsibility and repair for colonial-era crimes. The debate exposed opposition to reparations and the gap...

A parliamentary letter set out a remembrance committee and a grant scheme for social initiatives, with descendants and communities across the Kingdom involved in shaping the process. It represents...

The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs recommended that the Storting express its deepest regret for the abuses caused by Norwegianization. The recommendation also addressed...

Parliament formally expressed its deepest regret for abuses caused by Norwegianization against Sámi, Kven/Norwegian Finns and Forest Finns. It also adopted 16 further resolutions on language,...

The Brussels Court of Appeal held the Belgian state responsible for the systematic separation of five women from their Congolese mothers and ordered compensation. The judgment reinforced that the 2019...

On Namibia’s first Genocide Remembrance Day, Germany’s government said its 2021 position remained that it wished to ask Namibia and descendants for forgiveness. The wording underscores that the 2021...

After the commission requested more time, the government extended its mandate to 1 October 2026. The change delayed the final reckoning and recommendations; it did not include an interim apology...