Sámi consultation law enters into force

The Supreme Court found that wind-farm licences affecting Sámi reindeer herding violated the herders’ right to enjoy their own culture because adequate mitigation was absent. The ruling established...

At a remembrance ceremony for Algerians killed by French police in Paris on 17 October 1961, Macron called the massacre an inexcusable crime for the Republic. The statement named state violence but...

Finland appointed a five-member commission in cooperation with the Sámi Parliament and Skolt Sámi Siida Council. Its task was to collect Sámi experiences of state actions and their effects,...

Sweden tasked a commission with examining historical state policy toward Sámi people and its consequences, spreading knowledge and proposing measures for redress and reconciliation. The commission was...

The National Assembly adopted a law recognizing the French state’s abandonment of Harkis after Algerian independence and creating compensation measures. This addresses a specific colonial-war harm; it...

In Kinshasa, King Philippe reiterated his deepest regrets for exploitation, racism and violence under Belgian colonial rule. He still stopped short of a formal apology, a distinction that shaped...

The special commission failed to agree on a final report before its mandate ended. The impasse exposed political disagreement over apology, responsibility and reparations, while activists criticized...

New confidentiality provisions took effect for sensitive personal and financial information handled by the Sámi and Tornedalian truth commissions. Protecting testimony was part of the infrastructure...

During his Algeria visit, Macron said the two countries should face their shared past with humility, truth and historical memory. The visit produced cooperation and memory initiatives, but no formal...

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized at the National Archives for the Dutch state’s role in slavery and addressed enslaved people and descendants worldwide. The announcement also committed €200...