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 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...
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...
In its report on press freedoms in Western Sahara, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) sheds light on a territory cut off from the rest of the world, a veritable news black hole that has become a no-go zone for journalists. “Western Sahara, a desert for journalists,” is the first-ever work of research...
By: Amb. Malainin Lakhal* The Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara remains the last case of decolonization in Africa. The Moroccan military invaded the territory on the 31st of October 1975 despite a clear ruling issued by the International Court of Justice a few days before, on the 16th of October...
The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Horst Köhler, will convene delegations from Morocco, the Frente POLISARIO, Algeria and Mauritania in a second roundtable meeting on Western Sahara on 21 and 22 March 2019 in Switzerland. The meeting will take place in accordance with UN Security Council...
Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will next week on Tuesday, brief members of the media on the state of readiness for the SADC Solidarity Conference with the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic / Western Sahara. Early this month, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) announced that South Africa...
Western Saharawi freedom fighters have called on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to urge New Zealand fertiliser companies to stop importing phosphate from the Western Sahara. The territory where the phosphate comes from is in dispute, with the Western Saharawis battling for an independent state. Morocco annexed the region in 1975 after Spain withdrew...