Belize agrees to develop a mechanism recognizing Maya customary land rights

The Benghazi treaty addressed disputes from Italian colonial rule. Article 8 committed Italy to fund agreed basic infrastructure projects in Libya up to US$5 billion, at US$250 million annually for 20...

The UK government expressed regret for abuses during the Kenya Emergency and agreed a £19.9 million settlement for 5,228 Kenyan claimants, plus support for a Nairobi memorial. The government expressly...

General Assembly resolution 68/237 proclaimed 2015–2024 the International Decade under the theme “Recognition, Justice and Development.” It created an international framework for tackling the legacies...

CARICOM governments approved a plan developed with the Caribbean Reparations Commission, responding to Indigenous genocide and slavery. Its measures include a formal apology, repatriation, an...

Whanganui Iwi and the Crown signed Ruruku Whakatupua, settling historical Treaty claims connected to the river. Redress included NZ$80 million plus NZ$1 million for implementation, cultural...

A memorial was inaugurated at Freedom Corner in Nairobi under the 2013 UK settlement process. Veterans and Kenyan civil society organizations took part in the memorial process, which gave public...

The Crown signed a deed settling historical Treaty claims of Heretaunga Tamatea. The iwi had been left virtually landless by large-scale Crown land purchasing. The package combined an agreed...

In a further order concerning the 2015 consent agreement, the Caribbean Court of Justice required Belize to establish a BZ$300,000 fund as an initial step toward protecting Maya customary land tenure....

The Commission released its six-volume final report documenting the residential school system and survivor testimony, with 94 Calls to Action. Its work made truth-telling and public education a form...

Royal assent to the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act translated the 2014 deed into legislation. It recognizes Te Awa Tupua as a legal person and establishes Te Pou Tupua, whose two...