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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…
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Why Oman needs a domestic violence hotline
In 1993, the UN General Assembly issued a Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, which it defined as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is…
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On Human Rights Day, 10 December
Every year the international community observes 10 December as Human Rights Day, marking the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration…
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November
In 1993 the UN General Assembly issued the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which defined violence against women as:
any act of gender-based violence…
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Freedom of Religion and Belief
Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out the meaning of freedom of religion and belief and explain the need to protect these rights.
The…
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The ‘Paris Principles’ and the Oman Human Rights Commission
The Oman Human Rights Commission was established by Royal Decree in 2008. At the time, many activists and intellectuals welcomed its creation, since even the…
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