From around the world, a year’s worth of high notes

Twenty-three of the progress points we highlighted last year transcended borders, including the launch of an Interpol app for identifying stolen artwork and the establishment of the United Nations’ Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

North America

Communities across the United States are This year Maine joined three other states in abolishing civil asset forfeiture, a bipartisan move that bars law enforcement from seizing private property before charging the owner with a crime, while Philadelphia became the largest city to ban low-level traffic stops that are disproportionately levied against Black drivers.