Amnesty International public statement: Moroccan authorities assault Sahrawi women activists
On 15–16 April 2022, Moroccan authorities beat and injured at least five Sahrawi women for participating in peaceful protests in support of prominent activist Sultana Khaya, who has been under de facto house arrest since November 2020 because of her advocacy of Western Saharan self-determination.
Western Sahara’s Unlearned Lessons
The Western Sahara conflict shows how national interests often override international principles, creating stalemates the UN cannot resolve. Morocco seeks annexation, Algeria supports independence, and the U.S. sends mixed signals. Decades later, a largely ineffective UN mission continues as tensions persist.
Justice on Trial: Law, Politics and Western Sahara
In the first book IPJET published in 2007 on the legal issues involved in the Western Sahara dispute a number of esteemed scholars discussed a myriad of issues that were pertinent to the topic at that time. Since then a number of other issues have arisen which have added to or complemented the discussions raised in that book, and the current edition seeks to present some of the most important of these in four sections.