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...
During the night of 16th/17th February, a Moroccan military court passed sentences on 24 Saharawi political prisoners who were arrested in connection with the Gdeim Izik protest camp in 2010. 8 received life sentences, 14 were sentenced to between 20 and 30 years in prison and 2 were sentenced to...
On Thursday 14th March, Adala will be hosted by the Cambridge City amnesty international group (Jesus Lane Friends Meeting House, 7.45pm). We will show the documentary La Badil and give a short presentation, focusing on the recent trial of the Gdeim Izik political prisoners. A UK representative of the Polisario...
On Monday 10 December 2012, the Rt Hon Lord Steel of Aikwood KT KBE, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Sir Peter Bottomley MP hosted a Reception at the House of Lords to bid farewell to Lamine Baali as he takes up a new appointment as the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic’s Representative to...
Adala UK is participating in the Cafe Politique event at Warwick University, organised by Warwick Think Tank and the Warwick University Amnesty International Group. The event will start at 2.30 on Wednesday 30th January. We will show the documentary La Badil, followed by a...
Adala UK organised the screening of El Problema with the Development Studies programme at Birkbeck College. El Problema presents the history of the occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco and features testimonies by local human rights activists. The screening was be followed by a Q & A. Attendees also signed a...
Adala writes to the Moroccan Minister of Justice to demand an investigation into the case of Said Dambar who was killed by Moroccan police officers in El Aiun in 2010. (more…)