Crown delivers Ngāti Maru apology in Tarata and returns land titles

The 26 treasures of Abomey arrived in Benin after the formal transfer of ownership three days earlier. The objects include royal works taken during the French conquest of Dahomey in 1892. Physical...

The Moriori Claims Settlement Act received Royal assent, placing the Crown's historical account, acknowledgements and apology in law and providing for cultural properties, official names, customary...

Belgian authorities returned a tooth identified as belonging to Congolese independence leader Patrice Emery Lumumba to his family in a state ceremony. Lumumba was assassinated in 1961 with Belgian...

A joint declaration between Germany and Nigeria set out the transfer of ownership of Benin Bronzes held in German museums and a framework for their physical return. The agreement recognized the 1897...

At Maskwacis, Pope Francis apologized to First Nations, Métis and Inuit people for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools and for cooperation in projects of cultural destruction and...

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized on behalf of the Dutch government for the state’s historical role in slavery and its continuing effects. The government announced a €200 million fund for...

At a handover ceremony in Abuja, Germany transferred 22 Benin objects to Nigeria, the first physical return under the 2022 joint declaration. The objects had been looted by British forces in 1897...

The Church Commissioners announced a ten-year funding commitment after historical research traced institutional wealth to investments linked to transatlantic chattel slavery. The Church said the...

The Crown and Whakatōhea signed a deed with an agreed historical account and apology, NZ$100 million in financial, cultural and commercial funds, vesting of 33 culturally significant sites, transfer...

The commission delivered its report to Parliament after investigating Norwegianization policies and injustices against Sámi, Kven/Norwegian Finn and Forest Finn communities. It documented state...