AFRICAN UNION
UNION AFRICAINE
UNIÃO AFRICANA
African Commission on Human &
Peoples’ Rights
Commission Africaine des Droits de
l’Homme & des Peuples
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21st Extraordinary Session
23 February to 4 March 2017
Banjul, The Gambia
Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Combined Periodic Report
of Burkina Faso on the Implementation of the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights (2011 - 2013)
I.
Introduction
1. Burkina Faso is a State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
(the African Charter), which it ratified on 6 July 1984.
2. Burkina Faso presented its Combined Periodic Report (3rd and 4th), in accordance
with Article 62 of the African Charter and Article 26 of the Maputo Protocol, at the
57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
(the Commission) held from 4 to 18 November 2015 in Banjul, The Gambia.
3. The Report was presented by the delegation of Burkina Faso (the delegation), led by
Ms Bibata NEBIE/OUEDRAOGO, Director of Cabinet at the Ministry of Justice,
Human Rights and Civic Promotion. The delegation was composed of the following:
- Mr Xavier BAYALA, Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Justice, Human
Rights and Civic Promotion;
- Ms Clarisse TRAORE/ANAGO, Technical Adviser at the Ministry of
Agriculture, Water Resources, Sanitation and Food Security;
- Mr Passida Pascal GOUBA, Director General for Human Rights Protection;
- Mr Ousseni DOMBA, Director General for Human Rights Promotion;
- Mr Dramane SANOU, Director for the Implementation of International
Agreements at the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Civic Promotion;
- Mr Guéhon Mathias ZIGANI, Head of Studies at the Ministry of Public Service,
Employment and Social Security;
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