OCHR-Oman
Environmental activist Ahmed Qutn to face trial on 8 March
Environmental
activist Ahmed Issa Qutn, arrested for comments on Twitter criticising a
regional policy decision, is to face trial on...
(25th of February) Ten years on: Remembering the Omani Spring
This year, 2021, sees the tenth anniversary of the popular protests that
broke out in...
Female genital mutilation (FGM)
February 6 marks International Day of Zero
Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, a practice the United Nations seeks to
eliminate...
Unfair Dismissal
There is no single, standard
definition of “unfair dismissal” in international law, but it is generally understood
to mean the...
Annual Report On the Human Rights Situation in Oman 2020
Welcome to the
2020 Annual Report from the Omani Centre for Human Rights. What distinguishes it from the OCHR’s seven
previous reports is the...
International Migrants Day – 18 December
In
2015, among its responses to the Human Rights Council’s Second Universal
Periodic Review (UPR) of Oman, the Sultanate stated: “There are no migrant
workers...
On Human Rights Day, 10 December, we review the issues in...
Every year the international community observes 10 December
as Human Rights Day, marking the day...
Ways to help stop violence against women
Violence
against women is a major problem in societies around the world. It occurs in
different forms, and to different...
International Day for Tolerance, 16 November
Imagine you
grew up and spent your whole life in a society with a common religion,
language, customs and traditions,...
Feminism History and Oman
The feminist movement has become a distinctive
feature of the world today. Even countries with a long history of...