The continuing influence of colonial rule on India's thinking, education, and historical understanding was discussed at a session titled "Unfinished Freedom: Leaders Discuss India's Colonial Legacy ...

In a landmark case, a court ruled that the women, now in their 70s and 80s, who were taken from their parents in Belgian Congo, were victims of a crime against humanity. By Jenny Gross and Elian ...

Lawmakers in Algeria have begun debating a draft law that would criminalise France’s colonisation of the North African country amid a period of tense ties between the two countries, according to the ...

Algeria’s upper house approved a law classifying French colonial rule (1830–1962) as a crime. Authorities framed the legislation as a legal and institutional recognition of colonial abuses. The move ...

U.S. forfeiture laws originated from 18th century British colonial rule, which allowed authorities to stop vessels believed to be involved in criminal activity from leaving port without prior approval ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart on Sunday renewed ...

Throughout history, empires have survived only as long as they could project their power. This power could be real or imagined, but it must be believable to its subjects. In 1942, the British Empire ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently visited the site of a brutal massacre that happened in 1919 under the British colonial rule in India and offered his personal apologies.

Today March 6, Ghana celebrates its independence day. This historic event marked the end of the colonial era in Ghana and was a significant moment in the broader movement for decolonization across ...