Adala UK expresses deep concern over the continued illegal exploitation of natural resources in Western Sahara by the Moroccan occupying power and the worsening humanitarian situation facing Saharawi refugees. Recent developments underscore a dual injustice: the enrichment of Morocco and foreign actors through extractive activities in the occupied territory, and...
Adala UK today calls on the international community to take immediate and effective action to end the use of torture in Western Sahara and to ensure justice and reparations for its victims. The appeal comes on 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a day that marks the entry into...
The health and dignity of Sahrawi political prisoners continue to be systematically undermined by Moroccan prison authorities, as evidenced by a recent and deeply troubling incident involving Abdallah El Wali Lakfawni, a member of the Gdeim Izik group currently held in Kenitra Central Prison. According to informations received on Friday, 20 June 2025, Mr. Lakfawni...
Adala UK – June 2025 Adala UK expresses grave concern over the worsening situation of Saharawis with disabilities living under Moroccan occupation in the Non-Self-Governing Territory of Western Sahara. Despite Morocco’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2009, persons with disabilities of Saharawi origin...
The United Kingdom, alongside allies such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway, has recently taken the unprecedented step of imposing sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, for inciting extremist violence against Palestinians. This marks an important recognition of the serious human rights violations occurring...
Join Adala UK in urging the British Government to reverse its recent endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan and to reaffirm support for the Saharawi people's right to self-determination. Background Adala UK is a British human rights organisation committed to documenting and raising awareness of violations against the Saharawi people under...
By Sidi Ahmed Lyadasi, President of Adala UK | June 2025 Britain’s New Position on Western Sahara Signals a Troubling Double Standard In April 2025, with little fanfare and scant public debate, the United Kingdom shifted its official position on one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. In a notable diplomatic realignment,...
Across continents, from the besieged streets of Gaza to the occupied territories of Western Sahara, a profound moral crisis confronts the international community. These are not isolated conflicts, but parallel manifestations of prolonged occupation, systemic injustice, and international indifference. At Adala UK, we reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian...
Adala UK stands in unwavering solidarity with the people of Palestine and Western Sahara, both of whom continue to endure brutal occupations, systematic human rights abuses, and the failure of the international community to uphold justice and international law. Adala UK, a UK-based NGO, documents human rights abuses against the...
London, 3 June 2025 – Adala UK strongly condemns the Moroccan authorities' expulsion of an international delegation comprising 14 French and Spanish activists. The group, part of the “March for the Freedom of Sahrawi Political Prisoners,” was denied entry into Moroccan territory on 31 May 2025 at the port of...