Reproductive health 66. The Government should ensure the protection of women’s reproductive health and ensure women’s access to adequate and affordable health services. Respect for the rule of law and conditions of detention 67. The Government should provide, in its next periodic report, detailed information on the measures taken to provide conditions of detention which take into account the specific needs of women, in particular pregnant women and women with children. Administration of justice 68. The Government should envisage decriminalising abortion and attempted abortion. Elimination of harmful practices 69. The Government should increase efforts aimed at combating the practice of clandestine MGF, in particular by instituting harsh penalties for all persons involved, including parents and family members. Right to redress 70. The Government should establish: i. units for victims of sexual violence in police stations and hospitals; units that are capable of collecting evidence of assault towards the effective prosecution and sentencing of perpetrators of violence; ii. a compensation fund for victims; iii. a psychological support service iv. Include a budget line for the operationalization of the right to redress for victims. General 71. Burkina Faso should provide in its next periodic report detailed information on the effective implementation of the recommendations made in the present Concluding Observations. Adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at its 21st Extraordinary Session held from 23 February to 4 March 2017 in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia 22

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