{"id":6161,"date":"2025-10-29T22:11:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2025-10-29T23:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:05:04","slug":"upholding-international-law-adala-uks-letter-to-the-president-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/?p=6161","title":{"rendered":"Upholding International Law: Adala UK\u2019s Letter to the President of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 29 October 2025,\u00a0<strong>Adala UK<\/strong>\u00a0sent a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/letter-to-Mr.-Donald-J.-Trump-2.pdf\">formal letter<\/a><\/strong> to the President of the United States\u00a0<strong>via the U.S. Embassy in London<\/strong>\u00a0regarding the ongoing situation in\u00a0<strong>Western Sahara<\/strong>. The correspondence addresses recent reports suggesting support for Moroccan sovereignty over the territory and the proposed establishment of an autonomy framework under Morocco\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the letter, we emphasized that&nbsp;<strong>Western Sahara remains a Non-Self-Governing Territory<\/strong>, and that its people alone hold the&nbsp;<strong>inalienable right to determine their political status and future<\/strong>. Any attempt to impose autonomy without the consent of the Sahrawi people would amount to&nbsp;<strong>annexation<\/strong>, in direct violation of&nbsp;<strong>international law, the United Nations Charter, and multiple UN resolutions<\/strong>&nbsp;affirming the right of self-determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a leading organization committed to&nbsp;<strong>justice, human rights, and the rule of law<\/strong>, Adala UK calls on global leaders, particularly the United States, to&nbsp;<strong>respect and uphold the principles of international law and self-determination<\/strong>. Upholding these principles is not merely a legal obligation it is a moral imperative.&nbsp;<strong>True peace and durable solutions can never be built upon the denial of a people\u2019s fundamental rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By sending this letter\u00a0<strong>through the U.S. Embassy in London<\/strong>, Adala UK ensures that its message reaches the highest levels of U.S. leadership, reinforcing the importance of international legal obligations and the protection of human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also important to note that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/report\/custom\/3cfe803227\"><strong>the U.S. Department of State recognizes Adala UK as a credible source, relying on many of our reports regarding human rights conditions worldwide<\/strong><\/a>. This recognition underscores the legitimacy and reliability of our work, as well as the significance of our advocacy in defending international law and human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This correspondence reaffirms Adala UK\u2019s steadfast commitment to&nbsp;<strong>defending international law, protecting human dignity, and ensuring that the voices of marginalized peoples are heard and respected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read the full letter here:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/letter-to-Mr.-Donald-J.-Trump.pdf\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/letter-to-Mr.-Donald-J.-Trump-2.pdf\">https:\/\/adalauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/letter-to-Mr.-Donald-J.-Trump.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 29 October 2025,\u00a0Adala UK\u00a0sent a formal letter to the President of the United States\u00a0via the U.S. Embassy in London\u00a0regarding the ongoing situation in\u00a0Western Sahara. The correspondence addresses recent reports suggesting support for Moroccan sovereignty over the territory and the proposed establishment of an autonomy framework under Morocco\u2019s rule. In the letter, we emphasized that&nbsp;Western Sahara remains a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and that its people alone hold the&nbsp;inalienable right to determine their political status and future. Any attempt to impose autonomy without the consent of the Sahrawi people would amount to&nbsp;annexation, in direct violation of&nbsp;international law, the United Nations Charter, and multiple UN resolutions&nbsp;affirming the right of self-determination. As a leading organization committed to&nbsp;justice, human rights, and the rule of law, Adala UK calls on global leaders, particularly the United States, to&nbsp;respect and uphold the principles of international law and self-determination. Upholding these principles is not merely a legal obligation it is a moral imperative.&nbsp;True peace and durable solutions can never be built upon the denial of a people\u2019s fundamental rights. By sending this letter\u00a0through the U.S. Embassy in London, Adala UK ensures that its message reaches the highest levels of U.S. leadership, reinforcing the importance of international legal obligations and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,97,95],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6161"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6175,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6161\/revisions\/6175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adalauk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}