Oman participates in Human Rights Council meeting

MUSCAT: The Sultanate, represented by the Foreign Ministry, took part in the Human Rights Council’s 47th meeting in Geneva.

The virtual meeting aimed to adopt the 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights.

The Sultanate’s delegation was headed by Shaikh Humaid bin Ali al Ma’ani, Head of the International Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry.

Shaikh Humaid delivered the Sultanate’s speech before the Council, during which he highlighted the progress achieved by the Sultanate so far in human rights since the 2nd UPR in 2015.

He also touched on the most important achievements made in different aspects of citizens’ rights in the Sultanate and the various areas of human rights (civil, social, economic, health and cultural) and other rights that enjoy a continuous care and attention of His Majesty

Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

The speech also previewed the Sultanate’s efforts during the period covered in the report to enhance human rights by joining a number of human rights-related conventions and treaties, as well as enacting legislations to promote them.

Shaikh Humaid underscored the Sultanate’s embracement of many recommendations in different fields of human rights, such as empowering and protecting women in society, children’s rights, freedom of speech, combating human trafficking and maintaining workers’ rights.

The Sultanate’s participating delegation comprised Idris bin Abdulrahman al Khanjari, Permanent Representative of the Sultanate to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, and a number of officials from the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Labour.