The 20 year old Saharawi political prisoner, Brahim Daoudi, detained in Inzegan prison, is in a serious health condition. According to information from his family he was diagnosed with tuberculosis earlier this month, but did not receive any treatment. On 13 October he slipped...
The trial of Mr. Abdallahi Boukioud, Saharawi political prisoner detained in Ait Melloul prison, was once again postponed, and is now scheduled for the 20th of October 2014. Mr. Boukioud is 27 years old and was detained on the 27th of October 2013 in...
The Moroccan authorities have the obligation to guarantee the right to health for all people. Denying medical attention to any person in critical condition is not only heartless and cruel, but also clearly illegal. Many Saharawis are victims of police violence under the Moroccan...
The Moroccan occupation authorities freed three Saharawi political prisoners from the occupied city of Dakhla on the morning of 2nd October. The group consists of the human rights defenders Mahayub Ulad Che, Kamal Treyeh and Mohammed Manolo who report that they have been under surveillance from the Morrocan Intelligence Service...
An injured Saharawi girl was taken to hospital and is in critical condition after being hit by a four-wheel drive police car. The car fled the scene following the accident. ‘The young girl was crossing the road and the Moroccan police car hit her, it didn’t try to brake or...
Dear Ambassador, On 28 September 2014, Mr. Hasana Elwali, a Saharawi political prisoner, died due to torture and ill treatment and prolonged medical negligence. Hasana Elwali had been in a critical condition for several weeks due to severe...
Dear Mr Hammond, We are writing to you from Adala UK, a UK-based NGO, campaigning for human rights in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara. For over two years, we have been highlighting numerous cases of human rights violations in Western Sahara, perpetrated by the...
By Sidi Ahmed Abdala Following the death of the Saharawi activist and political prisoner, Hasana El Wali, due to medical negligence whilst in prison, AdalaUK urges that the Moroccan occupation immediately and unconditionally frees all 74 political prisoners who have been registered...
Amnesty International has published an urgent action for the seven men who were tortured in El Aiun's Black Prison and who are now on hunger strike, as previously reported by Adala UK. Please take action here.
On 17th September 2014, the Moroccan authorities banned a planned demonstration to demand the release of Saharawi political prisoners, a mechanism to monitor human rights violations in Western Sahara and the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination. Members of the Moroccan forces, both in uniform and plain clothes, surrounded the area...