Western Sahara, a non-self-governing territory, is witnessing an intensification of Moroccan occupation policies marked by militarization, surveillance, and the suppression of civil and political freedoms. This escalation coincides with ongoing United Nations Security Council consultations and the fiftieth anniversary of Sahrawi National Unity. Amid these developments, a recently circulated United...
London, 20 October 2025 The British human rights organisation Adala UK has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a principled stand in support of international law by recognising the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), as Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara reaches its 50th year. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Adala UK...
London, Adala UK welcomes the recent response from the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) regarding concerns raised by the organisation over the filming of The Odyssey, a major Hollywood production that included scenes shot in Dakhla, a city located in the occupied territory of Western Sahara. In...
London, Adala UK, a British non-governmental organisation dedicated to documenting and raising awareness of human rights violations against the Sahrawi people in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara, has formally written to Rt Hon Hamish Falconer MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, urging...
Adala UK has today sent a formal letter to Airbnb welcoming the platform’s recent correction of geographical references to cities in Western Sahara, which are no longer labelled as part of Morocco. The change, reported by Africa Intelligenceon 31 July 2025, brings Airbnb's mapping more in line with the position of...
Adala UK condemns systematic violations of Saharawi students’ rights under occupation Adala UK strongly condemns the ongoing and systematic violations of the rights of Saharawi civilian prisoners, particularly students, by the Moroccan authorities. We draw urgent attention to the case of Ayman Al-Thurbi, a young Saharawi law student and political prisoner,...
“It is time their rights are recognised and respected.” Adala UK has formally addressed GreenGo Energy, a Danish renewable energy company, regarding its reported activities in occupied Western Sahara, demanding accountability, legal compliance, and respect for the rights of the Saharawi people. In a strongly worded letter dated 13 July...
Adala UK warmly welcomes the arrival today of a group of Saharawi children known as the Messengers of Peace to London Heathrow Airport, where they were received at 13:30 by members of the Saharawi community and supporters of the Western Sahara cause. These children come from the Saharawi refugee camps in...
Join Adala UK in urging the British Government to reverse its recent endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan and to reaffirm support for the Saharawi people's right to self-determination. Background Adala UK is a British human rights organisation committed to documenting and raising awareness of violations against the Saharawi people under...
London, 3 June 2025 – Adala UK strongly condemns the Moroccan authorities' expulsion of an international delegation comprising 14 French and Spanish activists. The group, part of the “March for the Freedom of Sahrawi Political Prisoners,” was denied entry into Moroccan territory on 31 May 2025 at the port of...