Category: OHRC News

The Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates postponed the final hearing of Muawiya Al Rawahi, Omani blogger who was detained by the Emirati authorities since last February on charges of insulting the rulers of UAE and broadcasting false...

The Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab of Emirates postponed the final hearing of the Omani blogger, Muawiya Al Rawahi, for the second time. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was informed that the postponement was due to non-receipt...

A delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) participated in the international conference on the role of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in promoting and protecting human rights in the Arab World. The conference was organized by the...

The honorable Mohammed Abdullah Al Riyami, chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), received a delegation from Iran presided by his Excellency Qadhi Siraj, chairman of the Iranian Supervisory, at the Commission’s office. During the meeting, NHRC representatives explained...

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....