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The overwhelming majority of UN member states, by ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), recognise that “the full and…
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On 27 October 2022, Omani businessman Hani al-Sarhani was sentenced to 12 months in jail for highlighting the plight of small businesses during the Covid pandemic, and six months…
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Omanis now face up to seven years in jail for criticising the Sultan’s wife or children The Omani Centre for Human Rights is deeply concerned to see that freedom of…
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Three Omani businessmen have been disappeared by the security services for two weeks since staging a small, peaceful protest in Muscat that they publicised on YouTube.…
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Recently, on August 4, 2022, Dr. Ahmed Issa Qattan, an activist in community and environmental issues, has been detained for the second time and has been charged with several…
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An Omani court has jailed two social media activists for discussing atheism online. On 7 June 2022, the court passed sentence in what has become known as “the #Ghaith_spaces case”,…
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News has reached the Omani Centre for Human Rights (OCHR) of complaints that 37 Omani nationals working for Middle East Bridge Corporation have not received their salaries for the…
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The trial of Omani activist and journalist Mukhtar al-Hanai, for a Twitter post commenting on the outcome of a government corruption case, has been unexpectedly delayed from 8 May…
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Over the past few weeks the Omani authorities have arrested at least five ordinary citizens for peacefully expressing views on topics such as atheism, the position of women and…
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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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