Thursday 31 / July / 2025
Muscat: In affirmation of its steadfast commitment to protect human rights and safeguard human dignity, the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday launched a national campaign titled “Aman” to mark the “World Day Against Trafficking in Persons”, which falls on 30 July every year.
The commemoration of the event is in line with Oman Vision 2040, which focuses on consolidating the values of justice and fairness, upgrading the system of social protection and fostering the rule of law.
“Aman”, a 3-month national awareness campaign, was launched by the “National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking”.
The campaign aims to promote a culture of crime prevention and support for crime victims, as part of relevant local and international institutional cooperation.
The launch ceremony was held under the auspices of Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs (Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking).
In a speech on behalf of the National Committee, Dr. Ahmed Talib Al Jabri, Assistant Attorney General (Deputy Chairman of the National Commmittee to Combat Human Trafficking), said that the launch of “Aman” caps up the Sultanate of Oman's stance in the face of human trafficking and represents the integrated roles of security, judicial, legislative and humanitarian institutions.
The slogan of the campaign embodies a sincere call to every human being and expresses the Sultanate of Oman’s commitment in line with international standards, he said.
Al Jabri added that Oman’s action this year marks a milestone in the fight against human trafficking, in terms of intensification of investigations, prompt judicial proceedings and greater transparency about related arrests and convictions. He explained that the Sultanate of Oman is in the process of promulgating a new law that keeps pace with updates and reflects the evolution of the legal system (on combating human trafficking).
For his part, Maj. Khalid Ali Tabuk, Assistant Director of the Department of Combating Human Trafficking at the Royal Oman Police (ROP), presented a working paper that outlined the tasks of the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking and the ROP’s role in discovering victims of human trafficking. He cited various cases of human trafficking crimes tackled by the ROP, as well as means of reporting such crimes.
