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Review 2008


Burkina Faso was reviewed on 9 December 2008. The troika consisted of Switzerland, Qatar and Madagascar.


National report

. A/HRC/WG.6/3/BFA/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/3/BFA/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

UN information Main Additional
. United Nations office on Drugs and Crime E
. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations E

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/3/BFA/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submissions

  NGOs Main Additional
. Franciscans International F
. Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children E
. HelpAge International (Joint Submission) E
. International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture & ACAT (Joint Submission) E, F
. Mouvement Burkinabè des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples F
. Reporters sans Frontières F
. Sexual Rights Initiative (Joint Submission) F

Review in the Working Group – 9 December 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/3/L.12: Reporte adoptado "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 19 March 2009

. A/HRC/10/29: Report of the tenth session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

. Statement by Burkina Faso

. The following states took the floor: Algeria, United States of America, Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire and Djibouti.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.

- The following observers took the floor:
. Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD)
. Franciscans International
. International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
. Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine (CRED)

- The following observers submitted a written statement
. Action des Chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture (ACAT)

Final outcome

. A/HRC/10/80 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report as adopted









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