On 22 September 2022, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered a judgment concluding that Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is a violation of the right to self-determination and independence, and that all States have an obligation to assist the people of Western Sahara in their struggle for self-determination.
Focusing specifically on the violation of the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination, the Court noted that several other autonomous human rights were violated by Morocco in Western Sahara, including the right to dispose of natural resources, but “observed that their violation basically flows from the alleged denial of the right to self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.”
See the full ruling on the website of the African Court [or download.] See all available documents on the case here.
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Observador Saharaui 