Following the death of Ibrahim Saika, a Saharawi prisoner of conscience, on 15 April 2016, his lawyer, has called for a thorough investigation into the cause of his death. An initial hearing began on 18 April. All roads leading to the court where the hearing was to take place were...
Brahim Saika, a Sahrawi prisoner of conscience died on 15 April 2016, between 15.30 and 16.00 local time, in a hospital in Agadir, Morocco. He fell into a coma a few days after being arbitrarily detained and tortured in Gulemin police station, and had been transferred to the hospital from...
In support of a group of prisoners of conscience on hunger strike, Zainab Abidi took part in a peceful demonstration on Sunday 2 April. During the protest, a group of plain clothes police officers surrounded her. She raised her hands though knew she had only acted peacefully throughout. She was...
Adala UK is extremely concerned about the harsh sentences which Moroccan courts continue to pass on Saharawi citizens, restricting their fundamental right to freedom of expression and effectively silencing those who openly defend the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination. The most recent example is the trial of political activist Embarek...
العربية Español Portuguese Under international law, no one should be prevented from completing their education for reasons of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationaliy, religious belief or other deep-rooted convictions The Moroccan government must guarantee that the right to education is respected...
On 26th January, Moroccan security forces again restricted the right to peaceful protest of groups of Saharawi citizens across different cities of Western Sahara. These groups included unemployed Saharawi who, for months, have been fighting to protest peacefully and demanding the right to work. (more…)