Burkina Faso
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 2, 1991 formally adopted on June 11, 1991, last amendment January 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on French codes and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
RELIGIONS
50% Muslims; 40% Animists; 10% Christians
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2005Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art. 89);
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art. 89);
- APRIL 21, 2004Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death...
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 11, 2004Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art. 89);
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art. 89);
- APRIL 24, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death...
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 1, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1988
The last execution was carried out in 1988
- JANUARY 1, 2003Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- FEBRUARY 4, 2002Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
The Burkina Faso government rejected accusations of...
The Burkina Faso government rejected accusations of summary executions by its security forces
- FEBRUARY 2, 2002Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Over 100 suspected bandits have been summarily executed...
Over 100 suspected bandits have been summarily executed by Burkina Faso's security forces during a three-month clamp down on crime, a human rights group in the West African country said
- JANUARY 1, 2002Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- DECEMBER 24, 2001Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
The abolition of capital punishment in Burkina Faso,...
The abolition of capital punishment in Burkina Faso, though it is rarely applied, generated a heated debate
- JANUARY 1, 2001Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art