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Human rights in Burkina Faso are addressed in the constitution. The 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State noted concerns regarding restrictions on the press and the operation of the judiciary system.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Constitution and legislative response


  • 2 Issues


  • 3 Historical situation


  • 4 International treaties


  • 5 See also


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Constitution and legislative response[edit]


Approved in 1991, the constitution of Burkina Faso addresses the basic civil liberties of the people. The government has also ratified numerous UN treaties such as ICCPR and CEDAW.[2]



Issues[edit]


Amnesty International noted concerns over the arbitrary arrest of protesters, and the failure to respect the principle of due process.[3]



Historical situation[edit]


The following chart shows Burkina Faso's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by US government funded Freedom House. A score of 1 is "most free" and 7 is "least free".[4]1



International treaties[edit]


Burkina Faso's stances on international human rights treaties are as follows:











































































































Treaty
Organization
Introduced
Signed
Ratified

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide[6]
United Nations
1948
-
1965

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination[7]		United Nations
1966
-
1974

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights[8]		United Nations
1966
-
1999

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[9]		United Nations
1966
-
1999

First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[10]		United Nations
1966
-
1999

Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity[11]		United Nations
1968
-
-

International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid[12]		United Nations
1973
1976
1978

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women[13]		United Nations
1979
-
1987

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment[14]		United Nations
1984
-
1999

Convention on the Rights of the Child[15]		United Nations
1989
1990
1990

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty[16]		United Nations
1989
-
-

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families[17]		United Nations
1990
2001
2003

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women[18]		United Nations
1999
2001
2005

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict[19]		United Nations
2000
2001
2007

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography[20]		United Nations
2000
2001
2006

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[21]		United Nations
2006
2007
2009

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[22]		United Nations
2006
2009
-2009

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance[23]		United Nations
2006
2007
2009

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights[24]		United Nations
2008
-
-

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure[25]		United Nations
2011
-
-


See also[edit]



  • Freedom of religion in Burkina Faso

  • Human trafficking in Burkina Faso

  • Internet censorship and surveillance in Burkina Faso

  • LGBT rights in Burkina Faso

  • Politics of Burkina Faso


Notes[edit]


1.^ Note that the "Year" signifies the "Year covered". Therefore the information for the year marked 2008 is from the report published in 2009, and so on.

2.^ As of January 1.

3.^ The 1982 report covers the year 1981 and the first half of 1982, and the following 1984 report covers the second half of 1982 and the whole of 1983. In the interest of simplicity, these two aberrant "year and a half" reports have been split into three year-long reports through interpolation.


References[edit]




  1. ^ , 2009 U.S Dept of State Human Rights Report: Burkina Faso


  2. ^ http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/NewhvVAllSPRByCountry?OpenView&Start=1&Count=250&Expand=27#27


  3. ^ , 2009 Amnesty International Report: Burkina Faso


  4. ^ "Country ratings and status 1973-2014" (XLS). Freedom in the World. Freedom House. 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014. 


  5. ^ Freedom House (2015). "Freedom in the World 2015" (PDF). 


  6. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Paris, 9 December 1948". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  7. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. New York, 7 March 1966". Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  8. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. New York, 16 December 1966". Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  9. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16 December 1966". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  10. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16 December 1966". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  11. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 6. Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity. New York, 26 November 1968". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  12. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 7. International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. New York, 30 November 1973". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  13. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 8. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. New York, 18 December 1979". Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  14. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 9. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. New York, 10 December 1984". Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  15. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 11. Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York, 20 November 1989". Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  16. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. New York, 15 December 1989". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  17. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 13. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. New York, 18 December 1990". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  18. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 8b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. New York, 6 October 1999". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  19. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 11b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. New York, 25 May 2000". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  20. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 11c. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. New York, 25 May 2000". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  21. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 15. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. New York, 13 December 2006". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  22. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 15a. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. New York, 13 December 2006". Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  23. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 16. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. New York, 20 December 2006". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  24. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 3a. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. New York, 10 December 2008". Retrieved 2012-08-29. 


  25. ^ United Nations. "United Nations Treaty Collection: Chapter IV: Human Rights: 11d. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure . New York, 19 December 2011. New York, 10 December 2008". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 



External links[edit]



  • 2012 Annual Report, by Amnesty International


  • Freedom in the World 2012 Report, by Freedom House









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