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
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