Right to life, integrity and security 44. The Commission commends Burkina Faso for prohibiting all forms of exploitation and inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment in its Constitution, Penal Code and the law to combat the practice of excision. Elimination of harmful practices 45. The Commission commends Burkina Faso for the following: i. The punishment, under Sections 376 to 383 of the Penal Code, of marital offences, female genital mutilation and unsafe abortion. The Government’s commitment in its fight against harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, forced marriage and levirate marriage, which includes the following measures: ii. - The training of 500 paralegals in 2012, comprising members of civil society organisations working in the area of the promotion and protection of women’s rights, on the protection of women and men victims of domestic violence; - The training of 60 employees of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender on women’s rights, and the management of victims of violence; - The training of 30 employees in 2010 on listening skills and communication techniques for the provision of improved services to victims of violence; - The transformation of the National Excision Control Committee into a Council, in order to give new impetus to combating excision. The Government has also conducted awareness-raising campaigns against this phenomenon, involving traditional chiefs and religious leaders across the country; - The penalty of six months to three years imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 to 900,000 CFAF for female genital mutilation (Section 380 of the Penal Code); - A national excision control committee has been established; - The prohibition and punishment of violence against women and girls in the Penal Code, in particular Section 417 which provides for 5 to 10 years imprisonment for rape; - The Penal Code also provides punishment for violence, assault and battery and indecent assault against a person of either sex. - The official launch on 13 September 2011 of a telephone hotline, 80 00 11 52, to facilitate the reporting of cases of violence against children. Economic rights and social protection 46. The Commission notes with satisfaction the following progress made: 17