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Burkina Faso

Regional group:

African Group (AG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	1 (2010, 2011)
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2024) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	Lapsed accreditation

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

High-level panel discussion on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council; Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights in humanitarian settings; Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the work of the Human Rights Council.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2008, Burkina Faso has either joined consensus on or voted in favour of, most resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council's attention). Notwithstanding, it voted against a 2010 resolution on Sudan, and has abstained on a number of texts focused on the situations in Belarus and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Burkina Faso abstained during voting on resolutions on the situation in Sri Lanka, tabled under item 2. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Burkina Faso has generally voted in favour, although on five occasions it abstained. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Burkina Faso has joined consensus on all resolutions except for two that were voted on during the period of its membership: on cooperation with Ukraine (Burkina Faso abstained) and on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (voted in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Burkina Faso has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has usually voted in favour. Notwithstanding, it has abstained during votes on: religious discrimination, defamation of religion, sexual orientation, and drones. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social, and cultural rights, Burkina Faso either joined consensus on or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

262

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

133

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

114

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
WG on arbitrary detention, 2011

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CERD
6 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2008, 2013, 2018)

Mid-term report

2nd cycle

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 28 / 192

2^nd cycle: 39 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2024)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 4

Burkina Faso tabled voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidacy for membership for the period 2019-2021 on 18 October 2018.

Internationally, Burkina Faso committed to: support the work of the OHCHR; implement the UPR recommendations received by the State; strengthen cooperation with civil society organizations; continue battling female genital mutilation and violence against women and girls; implement the 2030 Agenda.

An analysis of the steps taken by Burkina Faso in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that it has completed around 40% of the Special Procedures visits and has responded to over 50% of communications. It is yet to issue a standing invitation. Burkina Faso did not make a voluntary contribution to the OHCHR and does not have OHCHR field presence.

Burkina Faso

African Group (AG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 28 / 192

2nd cycle: 39 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 4

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 28 / 192

2^nd cycle: 39 / 192