ii.
decision-making regarding the distribution of revenue from extractive
industries;
The provisions of the Environment Code and the Mining Code which
obligate mining operators to conduct, prior to the start of any activity, an
environmental and social impact study and to develop an environmental
and social management plan. Operators are also obliged to set up a fund
for rehabilitation and mining site closure lodged in a bank account.
HIV/AIDS
15. The Commission appreciates the efforts made by the Government to manage people
living with HIV/AIDS by providing free healthcare, since January 2010, in 99
private and public health facilities.
II. FACTORS RESTRICTING THE ENJOYMENT OF RIGHTS GUARANTEED IN
THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
16. The lack of awareness, by the majority of the population, of the national, as well as
regional and international legal instruments on the promotion and protection of
human rights ratified by Burkina Faso, restricts the effective exercise and enjoyment
of human rights in the country.
17. The sociological and cultural factors, persistence of customary practices and deeprooted prejudice, particularly against women, which continue to restrict the full
enjoyment of women’s rights.
18. The limited financial resources for the effective implementation of government
programmes for the realization of some rights.
III.
AREAS OF CONCERN
19. In spite of the Government’s efforts to promote and protect human rights, the
Commission is still concerned about:
Reporting obligation and cooperation with the Commission
20. The Commission appreciates the responses of Burkina Faso relating to its initial
Combined Periodic Report (1st and 2nd) of 2011. However, the Commission notes
that the recent report does not provide precise and detailed responses to some of the
concerns that were raised by the Commission.
21. The report does not provide concrete information on the harmonisation of national
laws with the principles of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and
other regional and international instruments ratified by Burkina Faso.
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