Adala UK strongly condemns the statement made by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, on 1 August 2026, in which he reaffirmed the United States' recognition of Morocco's claimed sovereignty over Western Sahara and declared Morocco's autonomy proposal to be the only acceptable basis for resolving the conflict. This...
Adala UK expresses its profound concern regarding the official visit of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the occupied city of Laayoune in Western Sahara, and the participation of United States officials in the promotion of investment projects within the occupied Territory. As an independent London-based organisation...
Adala UK expresses its grave concern over credible reports that the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Laayoune, Occupied Western Sahara, has continued to hear criminal cases and impose custodial sentences during the nationwide strike of Moroccan lawyers, resulting in defendants being tried without the effective assistance of legal...
Adala UK, a British human rights organisation, is concerned by reports regarding the assault of Sahrawi YouTuber and social media activist Salama El Dah, following testimony provided directly to the organisation concerning events that he states took place shortly after midnight on 17 July 2026 in occupied Laayoune, Western Sahara. According to information...
Adala UK has formally addressed a letter to Ms Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), urging the organisation to undertake an urgent humanitarian intervention in response to the rapidly deteriorating health of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari and the wider humanitarian situation of the Gdeim Izik prisoners....
Adala UK has written to the Foreign Secretary urging His Majesty's Government to take urgent diplomatic action in response to the rapidly deteriorating health of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari and the continued arbitrary detention of the Gdeim Izik prisoners. In its letter, the organisation raises serious concerns about Mr Asfari's...
As Muslims across the globe mark Eid al Fitr, this significant occasion offers not merely a celebration at the close of Ramadan, but a moment for sober reflection on the values that underpin the season: compassion, justice, and respect for human dignity. In this spirit, we extend our warmest greetings...
8 March is celebrated worldwide as International Women’s Day, recognising the vital role women play in the development of our societies. For Saharawi women, however, this day is observed under the constant threat of attacks on their physical integrity, insults, sexual assault, kidnapping, ridicule, beatings, and other forms of humiliation...
The European Commission’s reply of 19 February 2026 to Adala UK’s letter of 7 December 2025 is courteous in form yet notably restrained in substance. While reaffirming the European Union’s support for the United Nations-led political process concerning Western Sahara, it does not address the central legal question raised: whether...
Adala UK has formally addressed a letter to the World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) concerning public statements made by its founding president, Dr Abdelbasset Sayed, regarding the status of Western Sahara. These statements, published in Morocco’s Assahra Al Maghribia, endorsed Moroccan sovereignty over the territory and presented the Moroccan autonomy initiative as...