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MENA Rights Group and the Oman Center for Human Rights and Democracy welcome the Sub-Committee on Accreditation's decision to defer the review of Oman's National Human Rights Institution over its lack of compliance with the Paris Principles.

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.

In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak, we, the undersigned organizations, urge the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Oman to permanently lift the ban on all Voice Over IP (VoIP) platforms used for voice and video internet calls.  Gulf countries have for a long time banned voice and video internet call apps […]