Burkina Faso
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
- News items in the archive
- 40
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Burkina Faso is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 40 news items on Burkina Faso, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
- JANUARY 4, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, Burkina acceded to the International...
On January 4, Burkina acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to its First Protocol and to the Convention Against Torture
- JANUARY 1, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Burkina Faso was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art