8 March is celebrated worldwide as International Women’s Day, recognising the vital role women play in the development of our societies. For Saharawi women, however, this day is observed under the constant threat of attacks on their physical integrity, insults, sexual assault, kidnapping, ridicule, beatings, and other forms of humiliation...
Adala UK has formally addressed a letter to the World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) concerning public statements made by its founding president, Dr Abdelbasset Sayed, regarding the status of Western Sahara. These statements, published in Morocco’s Assahra Al Maghribia, endorsed Moroccan sovereignty over the territory and presented the Moroccan autonomy initiative as...
Adala UK expresses its profound concern regarding the fifteenth meeting of the EU–Morocco Association Council and the political direction reflected in the joint communiqué issued on 29 January 2026. While the communiqué repeatedly affirms a shared commitment to a “rules-based international order,” multilateralism, and respect for international law, the substance...
The United Kingdom has, in response to a letter from Mr Sidi Ahmed Alyadasi, Chair of Adala UK, clarified its position regarding the future of Western Sahara, emphasising its commitment to a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution that respects the Sahrawi people’s inalienable right to self-determination. In his letter to the...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10 December 1948 and is commemorated annually as International Human Rights Day. On this occasion, ADALA UK takes this opportunity to draw attention to the ongoing and grave human rights situation in the occupied territory of Western Sahara, where the Moroccan...
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...