Global Database on Violence against Women
Oman
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :4 % (1)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :72 (2)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :139 (3)
Oman Search Data
1 - 10 de 13 ResultsPenal Code (Royal Decree No. 7/2018)
Oman | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Sexual violence
Protection Hotline 1100
Oman | 2017
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Strategy for Childhood 2016-2025
Oman | 2016
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The Law of the Child (22/2014)
Oman | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Regulations of Dar Al-Wifaq Centre (Ministerial Decree No. 104/2014)
Oman | 2014
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 12 of the Constitution
Oman | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 20 of the Constitution
Oman | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Royal Decree 63 2009 Labour Law Amendment
Oman | 2009
Type of Measure : Other relevant laws > Employment/Labor law
Form of Violence : Trafficking
(1) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(3) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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