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126.29
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 30 - May 2018
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal all discriminatory provisions against women in the Individuals and Family Code and increase to 18 years the legal minimum age of marriage for men and women, without exception
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jul 3, 2020
Recommendation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider setting up a global action plan to combat violence against women and children, with particular attention to forced marriages, and the growing phenomenon of street children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
Recommendation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 16 - May 2013
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bring the penal code in conformity with article 5 of the African Charter for the Rights and Welfare of the Child to which Burkina Faso is a party, which prohibits application of the death penalty to minors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
Recommendation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 3 - December 2008
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the independence of the national human rights commission, particularly in adjusting its competences and funding in accordance with the Paris Principles.
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
Recommendation
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