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Press Release

Oman must charge or release detained protesters

The Omani authorities must say where and why they are holding some six people arrested during a recent peaceful protest in the capital Muscat as more than two dozen others faced trial on protest-related charges.

May 18, 2011

Press Release

Oman must charge or release detained protesters

The Omani authorities must say where and why they are holding some six people arrested during a recent peaceful protest in the capital Muscat as more than two dozen others faced trial on protest-related charges.

May 18, 2011

Sheet of paper Report

Annual Report: Oman 2010

Head of state and government Sultan Qaboos bin Said Death penalty retentionist Population 2.8 million Life expectancy 75.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 14/13 per 1,000 Adult literacy 84.4 per cent Women and girls, and members of two tribes, continued to face discrimination. A journalist was prosecuted for exposing state censorship. Discrimination Women and girls Women and girls continued to face discrimination in law, particularly family law, and in practice. Aal Tawayya and Aal Khalifayn tribes Around 15 people belonging to Aal Tawayya and Aal Khalifayn tribes continued to suffer economic and social problems due to a 2006 Interior Ministry decision…

March 19, 2011