In a groundbreaking move towards reconciliation, the British Columbia government has transferred prime properties worth millions to local First Nations, marking a significant step in addressing historical injustices.
Millions of cohabiting couples in Britain could face devastating inheritance tax bills due to legal loopholes. Discover how to protect your partner's financial future.
Exclusive: Marianne Faithfull's grandson reveals heartbreaking inheritance exclusion as family fortune dispute erupts over singer's £4m estate.
A revolutionary bill introduced in Parliament could transform Britain's environmental protection by granting ecosystems legal personhood rights, following global precedents.
The quiet community of Richmond, British Columbia, has been plunged into turmoil after local First Nations tribes asserted legal ownership over all private homes and municipal buildings, leaving residents in legal limbo and threatening to upend property r
Cabinet Office Minister Esther McVey faces backlash after announcing legislation to permanently ban prisoners from voting, defying European Court rulings and igniting human rights debates.
The small city of Chamberlain, South Dakota is giving away residential plots absolutely free in an ambitious scheme to tackle housing shortages and boost community growth.
In a groundbreaking legal decision, a transgender man has won his appeal after the High Court ruled that wanting to conceive and carry a baby is not incompatible with living as a man. This landmark case sets a significant precedent for transgender rights
Exclusive investigation reveals how Israeli settlers are seizing Palestinian farmland with apparent immunity, creating humanitarian crisis in the West Bank.
In a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court has fundamentally weakened the Voting Rights Act, raising alarm about minority voter protections and the future of electoral fairness in America.
In a historic decision, Colombia's highest court has intervened to protect the ancestral rights of an Afro-indigenous community facing displacement from their spiritual heartland in the nation's capital.
A tense confrontation between an Indigenous content creator and security personnel over filming rights on traditional territories in Vancouver has ignited discussions about land rights and public access.
A shocking new report exposes how Palestinian Christians in the West Bank are being systematically targeted by extremist settlers and authorities, forcing many to flee their ancestral homeland.
A remarkable story of how professional probate researchers uncovered an unexpected inheritance for a woman who had no idea she was named in a distant relative's will, revealing how millions in unclaimed assets await rightful heirs across the UK.
A homeowner's wild attempt to claim a minuscule strip of land by building a boundary wall around his neighbour's property has created an astonishing property dispute in Westminster.
Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch launches blistering attack on Human Rights Act, vowing to prevent 'foreign courts' from dictating UK policy in explosive Conservative conference address.
New Mexico's governor confronts legal challenges and tribal opposition over controversial land development near Santa Fe's sacred Tsha P'æ̀æ̀nge Pueblo site.
Exclusive details emerge about how German football icon Franz Beckenbauer divided his £150 million fortune among family members, with surprising omissions and unexpected beneficiaries in his final will.
In a historic ruling, Georgia's highest court has strengthened legal protections for ancestral lands of the Gullah Geechee community, marking a significant victory in the fight against discriminatory property laws.
A 74-year-old man died following a physical altercation with his stepson during a bitter argument about a cottage inheritance from his late wife, a court hears in tragic case.
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy is under fire for allegedly ignoring women's rights groups by appointing a LGBTQ charity to the UK's delegation for a key UN human rights meeting, sparking accusations of a 'hierarchy of rights'.
A new report reveals the UK's inheritance tax system is a postcode lottery that unfairly penalises younger heirs, creating a stark generational divide in death duties.
Exclusive: Furious residents of affluent Surrey village demand answers as council secretly sells greenbelt land, sparking fears of an illegal travellers' site and a plunge in property values.
The Kingdom of Kubala, a sovereign African community in Scotland, faces imminent eviction from their Aberdeenshire estate in a landmark legal dispute over land rights and cultural recognition.
The Kukama people from Peru have launched a unique legal bid for land in Scotland, invoking a 16th-century royal decree, in a modern-day quest for cultural preservation and international recognition.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has enacted a sweeping new law that critics decry as a state-sanctioned effort to 'erase' LGBTQ+ individuals by dismantling key protections and censoring public discourse on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Australia's Human Rights Commissioner condemns the Queensland government's 'punitive and hostile' approach to First Nations people, warning of devastating human rights violations.
A self-proclaimed tribe vows to remain in their Scottish woodland encampment, defying a council eviction order and sparking a tense standoff over land rights and alternative living.
The Biden administration blocks a major development project backed by Donald Trump and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, escalating a political battle over federal land use and conservation.
The rural town of Wenden, Arizona, is literally sinking due to rampant groundwater over-pumping for agriculture, causing widespread land fissures and infrastructure damage, a stark warning for the drought-stricken American West.