Author: OHRC

Sheikh Abdullah bin Shuwain Al Hosni OHRC Chairman met at OHRC headquarters with His Excellency Karl Kulessa, Representative of the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA) in the GCC Countries, residing in the Sultanate. At the beginning of the meeting,...

Sheikh Abdullah bin Shuwain Al Hosni, OHRC Chairman, met at OHRC headquarters with Jamila Al Hammami, representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Sultanate. Al Hosni gave an overview on OHRC, its functions and its role...

OHRC issued its 2020 annual report, which highlights the human rights situation in the Sultanate through the reports and complaints received by OHRC, the issues it monitored and followed up, and the measures taken to solve and settle them in...

OHRC participated with a working group headed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Shuwain Al Hosni, OHRC Chairman, in the universal periodic review (UPR) presented by the Sultanate to the Human Rights Council in Geneva via video conference. The Sultanate’s delegation was...

Within the framework of OHRC’s mandate and responsibilities, which is to follow up and respond to international reports related to human rights in the Sultanate, OHRC has followed up on the recent report issued by Human Rights Watch. The international...

The Sultanate, represented by OHRC joined the world in marking the International Human Rights Day, which falls on 10 December each year. The celebration focuses on the definition of basic rights in the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, which is...

Achieving a world where all people have equal access to opportunities is a goal worth fighting for, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in a speech calling for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, including in COVID-19 response and recovery. The UN chief was addressing...

On November 5, 2020, OHRC chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Shuwain Al Hosni, led the OHRC delegation at the meeting of the executive heads of Arab national human rights institutions held by the Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions via...

In cooperation with OHRC, the researcher, Dr Mohammad bin Abdullah bin Ismail Al Fazari, published a book titled, “Mechanisms for the Protection of Human Rights at the Regional Level” as part of his Ph.D thesis on public law. The collaboration...

The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Secretary-General António Guterres issued the appeal in a video message to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed...