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Oman: One Internet activist released and another activist detained, leaving many in detention

The Omani Association For Human Rights (OAHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) have received reliable information about the release of Internet activist and writer Sultan Al-Maktoumi on 07 November 2018, and the arrest of Internet activist Uday Al-Omairi on the very same day. It is noteworthy that the Internal Security Service (ISS) has launched an ongoing campaign ...

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Oman: Two Internet activists arrested due to their writings

The Omani Association for Human Rights (OAHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) have received with great concern the news that the Internal Security Service (ISS) has started a new campaign against bloggers and Internet activists who are supporters of the Palestinian cause. According to reports received by OAHR and GCHR, Sultan Al-Maktoumi (pictured on the right), an ...

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Oman: Oman to participate in 2019 Paris Book Fair despite series of ongoing violations of human rights

The French Publishers Association and the organisers of the Paris Book Fair announced, in Paris, on 19 July 2018 that the Ministry of Information of the Sultanate of Oman has signed an agreement to participate as a “special guest” at the 2019 Paris Book Fair, the Salon du Livre de Paris, scheduled to take place between 15-19 March 2019. The ...

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OAHR participates in UNHRC Event on cyberactivism and repression of digital rights

The OAHR participated in a side event on “Digital Rights Across the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries”, held at the 38th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on 26 June 2018, organised by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR. Habiba Al-Hiani, the executive director at OAHR participated in the event. The event examined recent cases of ...

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Oman: Omani Coalition for Human Rights mourns the death of Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham

It is with great sadness that the Omani Coalition for Human Rights received the news of the death of detained Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham. The Coalition, established in March 2018, consists of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Omani Association for Human Rights, the Omani Center for Human Rights and Muwatin Center for Press Freedom, Al-Basham passed away on ...

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Oman: Coalition calls for release of writer Abdullah Habib

The Omani Coalition for Human Rights, established in March 2018, consisting of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Omani Association for Human Rights, the Omani Center for Human Rights and Muwatin Center for Press Freedom, calls for the release of the writer, film critic and Internet activist Abdullah Habib. On 02 April 2018, the Muscat appeals court upheld a three-year ...

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The United Nations calls for strict action to achieve equality in the nationality law

Panellists at the CSW62 side event “High-Level event on Advancing Gender Equality in Nationality Laws” on 14 March. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown On March 15, 2018, United Nations bodies and organizations called in a press release at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to take strict measures for member states towards implementing gender equality in the nationality law. The ...

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Human Rights Watch Submission of CEDAW report about Oman

5 Oct 2017 Human Rights Report submission to the CEDAW committee of Oman’s periodic report for the 68th session on October 2017. To read the full report:

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Statement By The United Nations Special Rapporteur On The Rights To Freedom Of Peaceful Assembly And Of Association At The Conclusion Of His Visit To The Sultanate Of Oman

MUSCAT –  13 September 2014 I would like to thank the Government of the Sultanate of Oman for inviting me to visit the country in order to observe the situation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. Oman is the first country in the Middle East to extend an invitation to my mandate since its establishment ...

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