At 6.30pm on 27th August, the Saharawi population of El Aaiun organised a large demonstration in the Semara Boulevard, one of the city's main streets, to coincide with the visit of an EU delegation, headed up by Mr Jonathan Lis, deputy special rapporteur for human rights at the EU. Protestors demanded an end...
Fam Lwad beach, Western Sahara: 25km from the capital city of occupied Western Sahara, El Aaiun, around 1am on Sunday 18th August 2013, dozens of Saharawi citizens organized a demonstration, demanding self-determination for the Saharawi people, by chanting independence slogans such as "Yes to self-determination", "Saharawis hand in hand towards...
El Aíun, Western Sahara, 7 August 2013: Saharawis organised a peaceful protest on one of the main streets of the occupied El Aíun. The protest was attended by many people of different generations who demanded independence for Western Sahara...
Adala UK participated in a meeting entitled "Supporting Peaceful Protest", organised by the coordinators of the Gdeim Izik camp, in the occupied city of El Aaiun in Western Sahara. Attendees highlighted the importance of support for peaceful demonstrators as...
El Aiun Western Sahara 28/07/2013: Adala UK participated in a Ramadan breakfast conference, organised by Saharawi NGOs in El Aaiun, the capital of Western Sahara. The conference included a series of presentations which centered around the theme of patriotism...
London 27/07/2013 Morocco and the European Union have recently signed a fishing treaty covering a period of four years which includes the waters of the Western Saharan territory. The signing of this treaty signifies the exploitation of Western Sahara’s natural resources. The treaty itself goes against a consultation undertaken by...
Human Rights activist and Founding Member of British association Adala UK, Mr. Sidahmed , was beaten and insulted by the Moroccan police on Saturday June 22 when he was taken part in a peaceful demonstration in Laayoune, occupied Western Sahara. As a result, Sidahmed has severe leg and back injuries, presenting bruises...
Repression, intimidation and the besieging of cities; all by means of an astonishingly abusive and disproportionate deployment of police and military force, used continuously to disperse peaceful protests. This is the way in which the Moroccan state and its authorities act towards the defenceless Saharawis in Western Sahara; venting their...
Following Adala UK's talk at the Cambridge amnesty international group in March, a letter writing evening was held in Cambridge on Monday 29th April to write letters to the Moroccan authorities and the Moroccan Ambassador in London. (more…)
On 19th March, representatives of several organisations working on human rights issues in Western Sahara met at the School of Oriental and African Studies to talk about recent events in the country and discuss ways in which they could...