The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as…
A recent report of the UN Human Rights Committee’s Rapporteur on Follow Up makes clear that Spain has wholly failed to implement the UN Committee’s 2021 decision in the Garzón v…
HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze…
Australia strongly rejected a proposal to include Indigenous people in the constitution on Saturday, a stunning setback to the country's efforts to reconcile with its First Peoples. With 45% of…
You’re the type of person who wants to help others. You’re also the type of person people turn to for help, but it’s likely you’ve found yourself feeling heavy from…
The ICMGLT has signed the open letter, available in Arabic, English, French, Spanish and Russian, was sent to all UN Member States on behalf of 617 civil society signatories across…
The United Nations Secretary General adopted his Guidance Note on Transitional Justice: A Strategic Tool for People, Prevention and Peace in June 2023. The new Guidance Note is a result of a cross-pillar project under…
It’s critical to understand history not just through the books that will be written later, but also through the first-hand testimonies and real-time accounting of events as they occur. At…
SYDNEY — Australians overwhelmingly voted against a constitutional amendment on Saturday that would have recognized the country’s Indigenous peoples and provided them with an advisory body, or “Voice,” to Parliament.…
By Mariam Aman BBC World Service A BBC programme for children barred from schools in Afghanistan has been described as a "learning lifeline" by the United Nations. The show is…