Advocacy / Oman

Omani Human Rights Commission fails to protect human rights, say NGOs

In a letter addressed to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation, MENA Rights Group and the Oman Center for Human Rights and Democracy have warned that Oman’s national human rights institution (NHRI), the Omani Human Rights Commission (OHRC) fails to fulfill its mandate to protect human rights in the country. The NGOs urged the Committee to grant the OHRC with “B” status, to mark its lack of independence from the Omani government and its ineffectiveness.