The state of human rights in Oman
There is a pattern of government detention of human rights defenders without any formal charges, disrespect towards access to justice, and several activists sentenced to death and life imprisonment for exercising their right to online expression and associated rights. Independent media have been silenced and journalists imprisoned.
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Judicial harassment of human rights defenders and activists continues
Further to our four previous appeals, dated 29 June 2012, 18 July 2012, 9 August 2012, and 29 August 2012 regarding the trial of human rights defenders in Oman, the
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Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi forcibly disappeared
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received credible reports confirming that the Internal Security Service (ISS) in Oman arrested human rights defender Talib
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New Nationality Law compromises principles of justice and rule of law
On 02 February 2025, the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, ratified the new Omani Citizenship Law, and thereby abolished the old citizenship law issued in 2014. The
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