France creates a legal route for returning human remains from public collections

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...

At the national commemoration of slavery’s abolition, King Willem-Alexander apologized for the inaction of the House of Orange-Nassau against slavery and asked forgiveness. The speech added a royal...

The Dutch government decided to return 478 objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, including the so-called Lombok treasure and the Kandy cannon, following recommendations by an independent colonial...

Delegates from Africa and the diaspora adopted a shared call addressing enslavement, colonialism and apartheid, including structural inequalities in global political and economic systems. The...

The British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum announced a three-year loan of 32 Asante objects to the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi. The objects were to be displayed in Ghana for the first...

Canada executed an agreement addressing its failure to provide the 'cows and ploughs' agricultural benefits promised under Treaty 10. English River First Nation had voted to accept the agreement in...

UCLA’s Fowler Museum permanently returned seven Asante objects to Ghana, following a request from the Manhyia Palace Museum. The university described the objects as taken from the Asante kingdom...

The AU Assembly adopted a Ghanaian proposal to make “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” its 2025 theme. The decision asked for stronger continental coordination, a...

An independent oversight group said the Church’s initial £100 million commitment was inadequate in relation to its historic links to chattel enslavement and recommended a £1 billion fund for...