Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply OMN 3/2014 11/11/2014 Oman JUA Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Alleged acts of intimidation and reprisals, including in the form of a travel ban, against an Omani human rights defender for his cooperation with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. According to the information received, on 31 October 2014, Mr. Said Ali Said Jadad, an Omani citizen and human rights defender, was prevented from traveling to Istanbul, Turkey, to attend a workshop for human rights defenders. Mr. Jadad had met with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on 10 September 2014 during this latter’s visit to Oman. After the meeting, Mr. Jadad had reportedly become the subject of increased surveillance by Omani security and intelligence services. A similar communication concerning acts of intimidation and reprisals against those cooperating with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association during his country visit to Oman in September 2014 was sent on 26 September 2014, see above, case no. OMN 2/2014. OTH 12/2014 11/11/2014 Other AL Discrimination against women ; 24/11/2014 Alleged discriminatory provisions on the basis of sex in a practice note on Sharia 09/01/2015 succession rules issued by the Law Society of England and Wales, affecting Muslim women and/or women from minority communities. According to the information received, in March 2014, the Law Society published a practice note for solicitors to assist them in the use of Sharia law succession rules, particularly on drafting wills compliant with Sharia Law, trust issues and disputes over Sharia estates. Paragraph 3.6 of the note advises that “male heirs in most cases receive double the amount inherited by a female heir of the same class. Non-Muslims may not inherit at all, and only Muslim marriages are recognised.” Despite criticism regarding the alleged discriminatory provisions, the Law Society stated that it had no plans to withdraw this note and, in June 2014, reportedly held its first introductory training course on Islamic rules for law firms. A/HRC/28/85 115