International law has establishedtheright of allpeople to live free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. States have a duty to condemn such acts within their internal laws and in the actions of all those who work for the state....
Adala UK has participated in a conference in El Aiun, organised by the coordinator of the Gdeim Izik camp, following the announcement of the launch of a national and international campaign for the liberation of Saharawi political prisoners. Several other Saharawi NGOs and media representatives also attended the conference. (more…)
On Tuesday 15 April, many Saharawis came together for a large demonstration throughout several streets in the Western Saharan capital. The Saharawi citizens carried placards calling for the right to self-determination and independence as well as calls for the release of...
10/04/2014 The Saharawi population took to the streets in order to demonstrate peacefully for a broadening of the functions of MINURSO (the UN Mission for a Referendum in Western Sahara) to include a mechanism to monitor human...
The Moroccan government continues its policy of repression of the Saharawi people’s political and social rights in Western Sahara. On 15 April, the UN Security Council and the international community have the opportunity to...
Three young Saharawis - Mujahid Mayara, lmahjob Khatari Ahmidi and Arbas Salim Dahha - were kidnapped by Moroccan special police forces on the early morning of 28th March, following a raid in two houses in El Aiun, including the house of the family of “Ali Boya Ahl Mayara” and “Larabas...
Adala UK demands an immediate, thorough and independent investigation into allegations by 17 year old Shiaa Lahmaidi who reports to have been tortured whilst in police custody in El Aiun. Upon his conditional release, the young man was interviewed by Adala UK. He said that he was afraid that he...
Adala UK supports the Western Sahara Action Forum (WSAF)'s campaign to push the UN to vote for a human rights monitoring mandate to be incorporated into the MINURSO's mission in April. We would like encourage as many people as possible to take part in this email action - template emails...
AdalaUK believes that the time has come for the Moroccan authorities to cease their repression of Saharawi demonstrations which demand the right of self-determination in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. The Saharawi people have the right to freely express their views and to demonstrate peaceably without running the risk...
Members of AdalaUK visited Mohamed at home where he relayed the incident, explaining how he was detained at 12 noon on 12th March 2014 by Moroccan plain clothes police officers driving a Toyota Prado, registration 127 416 having been forced to get out...