Category: OHRC News

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...

The first-ever guidelines on access to justice for people with disabilities are an “indispensable contribution” towards ensuring justice for all, UN human rights experts said on Friday. The document will help countries dismantle the barriers that block people with disabilities from being able...

More than a human rights violation against an individual, enforced disappearances have frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the whole of society, the United Nations said on Sunday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance....

The COVID-19 pandemic has “starkly exposed” the heightened vulnerability and risks to persons with disabilities, a major meeting convened to discuss the international treaty that supports persons with disabilities, heard on Monday. In the first online session for the Committee...

Sheikh Abdullah bin Shuwain Al Hosni, Chairman of OHRC, met in his office with His Excellency H.E. Balz Abplanalp, Ambassador of Federal Republic of Switzerland to the Sultanate. During the meeting, the OHRC Chairman explained OHRC’s work mechanism, its role...

A work team from OHRC participated in the discussion seminar organized by the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions in cooperation with the United Nations Center for Training and Documentation in the Field of Human Rights for Southwest Asia...