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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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The United Nations defines human rights as: “... rights we have simply because we exist as human beings... These universal rights are inherent to us all, regardless of…
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The Omani Centre for Human Rights has been following with concern the case of Sultan Ambusaidi, an Omani citizen who last week published a video on Instagram in which he…
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International Women's Day (March 8) is a global occasion celebrating the achievements of women in areas such as politics and economics. The United Nations began commemorating…
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Are you dissatisfied with your government’s performance, and would like to know how the decision-making process works? Are you confused about some aspect of the law, or a…
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Environmental activist Ahmed Issa Qutn, arrested for comments on Twitter criticising a regional policy decision, is to face trial on 8 March, the Omani Centre for Human Rights…
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This year, 2021, sees the tenth anniversary of the popular protests that broke out in Sohar on 25 February 2011. The demonstrations saw people killed and injured when…
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February 6 marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, a practice the United Nations seeks to eliminate by 2030. Female genital mutilation…
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There is no single, standard definition of “unfair dismissal” in international law, but it is generally understood to mean the termination of employment in an unjust or…
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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 in Oman, but only…
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