Human rights in Oman
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Oman is a party to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women{{cite web|title=Oman: General Human Rights Situation|url=http://meconcern.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243:oman-general-human-rights-situation&catid=22:oman&Itemid=9|work=Middle East Concern|access-date=January 19, 2013}} and has a government committee that monitors compliance. Although discrimination against women is technically prohibited, with women officially enjoying equality in regard to such matters as employment rights, cultural traditions still reject equality of the sexes, and sharia law continues to enshrine discrimination in practice. (However, the 2012 report by the Bertelsmann Stifting says that “the government passed a law in 2008 stipulating that men’s and women’s legal testimonies should be considered equal.”) Since 2008, women have enjoyed the same property ownership rights as men, and as of 2010, women can marry without parental consent. In accordance with sharia, however, Muslim women cannot marry non-Muslim men, even though Muslim men can marry non-Muslim women. |
Oman is a party to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women{{cite web|title=Oman: General Human Rights Situation|url=http://meconcern.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243:oman-general-human-rights-situation&catid=22:oman&Itemid=9|work=Middle East Concern|access-date=January 19, 2013}} and has a government committee that monitors compliance. Although discrimination against women is technically prohibited, with women officially enjoying equality in regard to such matters as employment rights, cultural traditions still reject equality of the sexes, and sharia law continues to enshrine discrimination in practice. (However, the 2012 report by the Bertelsmann Stifting says that “the government passed a law in 2008 stipulating that men’s and women’s legal testimonies should be considered equal.”) Since 2008, women have enjoyed the same property ownership rights as men, and as of 2010, women can marry without parental consent. In accordance with sharia, however, Muslim women cannot marry non-Muslim men, even though Muslim men can marry non-Muslim women. |
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Rape is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, but for cultural and social reasons, many rapes probably go unreported.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Domestic violence complaints are generally handled by authorities. Female genital mutilation is permitted and widely accepted and |
Rape is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, but for cultural and social reasons, many rapes probably go unreported.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Domestic violence complaints are generally handled by authorities. Female genital mutilation is permitted and widely accepted and practiced, although doctors are not allowed to perform the procedure in health-care facilities.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Women receive decent medical treatment, including prenatal and postnatal care.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} |
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In 2005, Freedom House noted that Oman's women had "made steady progress" over the preceding decade, with women constituting a majority of university students level "despite gender-discriminatory practices in the enrollment process" and making up an "estimated one-third of all civil servants." In 2012, Bertelsmann Stiftung described the status of women in Oman as follows: "Oman has been successful in enhancing the status of women, who – at least in theory – have the same opportunities as men in public and private jobs. Oman's government has a deliberate policy of inclusiveness regarding all segments of the population. In reality, however, women...still face high barriers to participation in formal economic activities." |
In 2005, Freedom House noted that Oman's women had "made steady progress" over the preceding decade, with women constituting a majority of university students level "despite gender-discriminatory practices in the enrollment process" and making up an "estimated one-third of all civil servants." In 2012, Bertelsmann Stiftung described the status of women in Oman as follows: "Oman has been successful in enhancing the status of women, who – at least in theory – have the same opportunities as men in public and private jobs. Oman's government has a deliberate policy of inclusiveness regarding all segments of the population. In reality, however, women...still face high barriers to participation in formal economic activities." |
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