UN Human Rights Council Push for Self-Determination: Mozambique’s Geneva Support Group chair, Ambassador Geraldo Saranga, said African independence is “incomplete” until Sahrawis fully exercise self-determination, calling Morocco’s Western Sahara occupation a gross breach of international law. Legal Order Debate in Geneva: Catherine Constantinides warned that selective international law in the “last unresolved decolonization case” undermines the UN system, while Sahrawi officials like Oubi Buchraya and Malainin Lakhal argued double standards risk normalizing illegal occupation. Human Rights Monitoring Gap: The Geneva Support Group flagged a lack of independent monitoring since 2015 and cited UN treaty-body decisions on Gdeim Izik detainees, including findings of torture-related violations. Morocco’s UNSC 2797 Framing: Morocco’s Ambassador Omar Hilale called UN Security Council Resolution 2797 an “unprecedented political verdict” and criticized the C24 for sticking to outdated decolonization parameters. Diplomatic Pressure on the C24: A parallel push is growing to remove the Sahara file from the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonization, arguing the dispute is now handled through the Security Council’s autonomy-based political track. Courtroom Spotlight in Denmark: A Copenhagen trial began over a 2025 arson attack on Global Aktion, a Danish NGO supporting Sahrawi rights, with prosecutors linking suspects to a banned group and pro-Moroccan graffiti. AU Peace Initiative: The Sahrawi Republic joined an AU “Silencing the Guns” dialogue in Accra, stressing local roles in conflict prevention and reconciliation.