Mohamed Al-Ayoubi, a human rights activist, died today 21-02-2018 in a clinic in the capital city of Western Sahara Laayoune due to torture he suffered. He was one of the prisoners who has suffered most torture whilst in the custody of the Moroccan authorities. He suffered torture during his detention...
Portuguese President Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stressed that a letter sent by Adala UK about the situation in Western Sahara deserves attention from the Government of the Portuguese Republic. His statement came in a response to a letter from Adala UK in Portugal, which demanded the release of Sahrawi...
During 2017, Adala UK recorded that the number of cases of people who had been denied entry to or been arbitrarily expelled from Western Sahara by Morocco had reached 76. These people included international observers, human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, those from the solidarity movement and those accused of 'disturbing...
“Friday 16th March, 11am, Place de les Nacions, Geneva” The Saharawi people would like to invite you to give greater visibility to their cause and break the information blockade imposed on the Western Sahara conflict by the Kingdom of Morocco and its allies. In 1963, Western Sahara, was included in...
In April, the annual negotiations on Western Sahara will take place in the UN Security Council. Western Sahara has become one of the most contentious issues at the UN – let’s keep it that way! “human rights monitoring by MINURSO should include monitoring of the Saharawi right to access their...
Mr. Mohamed Aujjar Minister of Justice. Ministère de la Justice et des Libertés Place de la Mamounia, BP 1015, Rabat – Maroc London, 05th of December 2017 We are writing to you from Adala UK (a UK-based human rights organisation – (https://adalauk.org) in order to express our consternation at learning...
British MP Alain Browns has urged the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to speak to the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK regarding the necessity for an independent investigation into the death of Minatu Sheikh, a young woman murdered in the occupied city of Dahkla. In response, Alistair Burt MP, the Minister...
Mr. Mohamed Aujjar Minister of Justice. Ministère de la Justice et des Libertés Place de la Mamounia, BP 1015, Rabat – Maroc London, 07th of November 2017 I am honoured to address you in order to express Adala UK’s serious concern about the situation of Saharawi prisoners. According to information,...
Please act on behalf of people at risk of arbitrary detention following a large peaceful demonstration in El Aiun, Western Sahara. Dozens of activists, demonstrators and journalists have been detained without arrest warrants following peaceful demonstrations on 30th June 2014 in El Aiun. Many more are at risk of arbitrary...
Background: Freedom of the Press in Western Sahara Sahrawi media channels work to provide the public with information, immersed in an adverse and unstable environment in which the Moroccan authorities disrespect the freedom to inform and be informed. The behaviour of the Moroccan security forces in Western Sahara towards journalists reveals...