NHRC Chairman Receives a Delegation from the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
The honorable Mohammed Abdullah Al Riyami, Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), met with a delegation from the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 27 May 2015 at NHRC office. The meeting included...
NHRC holds its First Meeting of the Third Annual Session for the Second Period of 2015
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held its first meeting of the third annual session for the second period of 2015 presided by the honorable Mohammed Abdullah Al Riyami, NHRC Chairman, and the participation of His Excellency the vice-chairman, the general...
NHRC Statement Regarding the Detention of Muawiya Al Rawahi
National Human Right Commission (NHRC) continues to follow up the case of the Omani citizen Muawiya Al Rawahi who is being detained by the authorities of the United Arab Emirates since last February. NHRC contacted several officials in the Sultanate...
NHRC Chairman Meets the Editor in Chief of Cairo Portal
The honorable Mohammed Abdullah Al Riyami, chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), met with Mr. Abdulwahid Ashoor, editor in chief of “Cairo Portal”, at the Commission’s office. Al Riyami briefed the visitor about NHRC, its establishment and activities as...
NHRC Discusses its Future Plans and a New Awareness Program titled “Al Qafila”
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held the first meeting for the third annual session of the second period; headed by the honorable Mohammed Abdullah Al Riyami, NHRC chairman. The meeting discussed several matters such as the Commission’s future plans in...
The Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court...
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
1. All prisoners shall be treated with the respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human beings. 2. There shall be no discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or...
Arab Charter on Human Rights newer version
League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights, May 22, 2004, reprinted in 12 Int’l Hum. Rts. Rep. 893 (2005), entered into force March 15, 2008. Based on the faith of the Arab nation in the dignity of the...
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 1955, and approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957...