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    In December 2020, the Omani public were shocked to hear that a young Omani woman in the flower of her youth, Zuwaina al-Hinai, had committed suicide. The news…
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The Omani Centre for Human Rights (OCHR) has been examining the case of an Omani citizen who was forced to flee her country and seek refuge in the United Kingdom after suffering…
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On June 26, the world observes the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It marks the moment in 1987 when the UN Convention Against Torture…
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On 30 March 2021 the US State Department issued its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the calendar year 2020. We highlight here the main issues discussed…
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Today, the world celebrates International Domestic Workers Day. The issue of domestic workers is getting increasing attention in view of the precarious situation of female…
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“They monitor your social media; they monitor your phone calls, even your meetings with friends, just to be sure that you won’t go back to doing the activity you were detained…
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Protests in Oman that began on Sunday, May 23, 2021 in Sohar, followed the next day by Salalah, came to a halt after five days when the security forces seized control of all…
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On May 23rd, 2021, Oman saw an outbreak of protest actions that took Arab and international observers by surprise. The movement started from Sohar, in the Omani north,…
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Buthaina Ahmad Mahmoud, a 54-year-old Omani woman who lived in Bahrain with her husband and children, has been deported to Oman, where she has nowhere to live and no means of…
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Can you can you criticise the person at the very top in politics without being arrested? Can you form a political party or engage in political activity without any legal…
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