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International Day of Parliamentarism 30 June: Shura Council: Has No Legislative Powers and Can Only…
The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated every year on 30 June, the date in 1889 on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union was founded. The Day was established in 2018…
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The rights of people with disabilities: No one should be left behind
According to the United Nations, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) is not just a document for persons with special needs; its principles and…
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The Omani government’s stance toward international and non-governmental investigation of human…
One of the main ways of safeguarding human rights at both a domestic and an international level is by means of independent, non-governmental, international investigations of human…
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Health and safety lacking for too many migrant workers
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in many countries more than half of workers are employed in the informal sector with no social protection giving them access to…
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Women’s rights and LGBT people
In this report, the Omani Center for Human Rights reviews the ways in which Omani law discriminates against women and LGBT people. Due to the sensitivity surrounding these topics,…
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Democracy and the rule of law
The United Nations maintains the basic principle that democracy and human rights are linked. The Office of the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says that respect for…
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The right to human dignity, and prison conditions in Oman
Although all human beings have the right to have their human dignity preserved, the Omani authorities violate this right along with several other fundamental human rights, such as…
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Mental health and the right to healthcare
Because of persistent misconceptions about mental illness and intellectual disability, around the world hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health…
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Cybersecurity and human rights
Many rights groups hold the view that cybersecurity is the new battlefield for human rights. One such group, the Association for Progressive Communications, notes that in his first…
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6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
The Omani Centre for Human Rights (OCHR) today, 6 February, affirms its condemnation of the violation of the human rights of girls and young women in Oman. In 2012 the UN General…
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