On Friday 1st May, a Saharawi citizen, Amheiyiba Mohamed Saleh, tragically lost her life when the landrover in which she was travelling with her husband and two children hit a landmine. Her son Sahel Ali suffered serious injuries to his head, face and ribs. He and his father, Ali Hussein,...
This morning, police stormed the house of Saharawi activist and former political prisoner Atiq Barray. He has been detained and his whereabouts are currently unknown. Four other young Saharawis detained this morning in Dakhla are:- MOHAMED SIDI SALEM- MANSUR SBAAI- WANNATI RABANI- SIDAHMED MABRUK (more…)
In Western Sahara, a group of Moroccan plain clothes police officers is monitoring the family home of Adala UK member Sidi Ahmed Abdal Mohamed Fadel in El Aaiun, which led to panic among nearby residents. He is also been constantly followed by police officers throughout El Aaiun during his current...
Year after year, Morocco ensures that the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) does not assume its responsibilities regarding human rights. For yet another year, now 24 in total, the UN Security Council has wasted the opportunity to strengthen MINURSO by including a mandate for human rights....
During the recent visit of the UN Human Rights High Commission to Western Sahara and Morocco, the Moroccan government continued to intimidate human rights activists and commit flagrant human rights violations: On the afternoon of 15th April 2015, French citizen and human rights activist Marion Martin was expelled from Western...
A delegation of the UN High Commission on Human Rights is currently visiting the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara in order to investigate human rights abuses committed in the territory by Morocco. During the visit, the delegation is meeting with several Saharawi human rights organsations. (more…)
Graduates of the OCP Skills Programme have been protesting peacefully to demand their integration into the workforce of the phosphate industry in Western Sahara. This had been promised to them by the Moroccan governor in the al-jalil dkhil region in June 2011. 1,300 young people were supposed to be trained...
The journalist and member of Adala UK, Salha Butenguiza, calls upon the international community to fight to ensure she can freely go about her work in Western Sahara. Salha’s statement below is a translation from a video she made: “I...
During the first two weeks of March, Adala UK representatives participated in the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, providing information to participants about the human rights abuses suffered by the Saharawi population. (more…)
The Saharawi activist, Embarek Daoudi was, on 9th March, on trial at the Criminal Court of First Instance in Goulimin (Southern Morocco). Daoudi entered the courtroom holding a Saharawi flag, chanting pro-self-determination slogans. In his statement, Daoudi told in detail how he along with several members of his family, were...