Category: OHRC News

Group of students from the Social and Sociology Department at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) concluded a training course in the field of human rights conducted by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in cooperation with Geneva Institute for Human Rights on...

Asia Pacific Forum (APF) praised the initiative of National Human Rights Commission Oman (NHRCO) to translate the media guide and the guide of NHRI members in the APF into Arabic. Mr. Karen Fitzpatrick, APF executive chairman, expressed her delight about...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) constantly seeks to disseminate and promote the culture of human rights in the Sultanate. Believing in the importance of their role in the development of the society, women gained wide attention from the Commission on...

Following up the case of Muawiya Al Rawahi, Omani blogger who was accused of insulting the rulers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) contacted the Omani Embassy in the UAE yesterday to enquire about the...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) followed up the case of arresting number of social media activists in the last few days. It contacted the security authorities to inquire about the charges against those citizens and whether legal guarantees were applied....

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held a press conference, presided by Dr. Obaid Al Shaqsi, NHRC secretary general, and number of Commission’s members in NHRC headquarter, to announce the start date of the human rights awareness program; beginning from Dhofar...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s response to the letter sent by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) last June regarding the case of Muawiya Al Rawahi stated that the Embassy of Oman in Abu Dhabi is following up the case and...

The Legal Sub-committee at National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held a meeting to discuss several matters in relation to human rights. Dr. Nasser Saif Al Shamsi, chairman of legal sub-committee, commenced the meeting by delivering a speech followed by a...