59. The Commission is concerned about the lack of detailed information on the
conditions of detention of women, in particular women with children.
Administration of justice
60. The Commission is concerned about maintenance of severe penalisation provided
for women in the Penal Code with regard to abortion or attempted abortion.
Reproductive health
61. The Commission is concerned about the lack of information in the report on the
implementation of Law No. 049-2005 AN of 21 December 2005 on reproductive
health, in particular concerning the protection of women’s reproductive health
through access to adequate and affordable health services.
Elimination of harmful practices
62. The Commission is concerned about:
i. the persistence of the practice of clandestine excision which increasingly
affects girls of an early age, despite the existence of a law prohibiting Female
Genital Mutilation;
ii. The continuation of early marriages.
Right to redress
63. The Commission is concerned about:
i.
the difficulty to provide evidence of violence suffered by women and girls,
without which evidence there cannot be any prosecution;
ii.
lack of psychological support for victims;
iii. the absence of a law and a fund for the effective implementation of the right
to redress for the victims.
V - RECOMMENDATIONS
64. In view of the foregoing, the Commission makes the following recommendations to
the Government of Burkina Faso:
Reporting obligation
65. The Government should continue to comply with its obligations under Article 26 of
the Maputo Protocol, including by implementing the Commission’s
recommendations.
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