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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Executive regulations for media issued as part of systematic pattern of repression conducted by authorities
On 11 September 2025, the Ministry of Information in Oman issued the Executive Regulations for the Media Law pursuant to Ministerial Resolution No. (65) of 2025. The
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Oman Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 51st Session
Introduction In this submission, the Omani Centre for Human Rights & Democracy (OCHRD) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) examine the Government of
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