Despite its reliance on foreign labour, Oman features particularly restrictive immigration and sponsorship policies that make many non-nationals vulnerable to arrest, detention, and deportation. In a joint submission to the UPR, the GDP and Migrant-Rights.org highlight key concerns related to the country’s detention practices as well as the situation faced by foreign domestic workers who are excluded from labour laws. […]
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Oman Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Oman Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Oman, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Oman Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Oman: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review (with Migrant-Rights.org) (37th Session, January/February 2021) Report: Immigration Detention in Oman (2016) Oman: Country Page […]
Immigration Detention in Oman
An important destination for migrant workers and refugees from Asia and Africa, Oman also has one of the strictest immigration enforcement regimes in the Gulf. It has sought to increase the percentage of citizens in its labour force (“Omanisation”) and implemented mass detention and deportation campaigns, leading to the forced removal of both refugees and […]
