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Burkina Faso Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Small Arms and Conflict in West Africa Testimony of Lisa Misol, Human Rights Watch Researcher, Before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus For over a decade, Human Rights Watch has monitored crisis and conflict in West Africa, documented human rights abuses, and pressed for action to stop the abuses. May 20, 2004 Testimony Printer friendly version Standards Urged for Community of Democracies Letter to Convening Countries of the Community of Democracies The Community of Democracies should be a caucus of nations committed to the universally recognized human rights without which democracy cannot thrive. It should allow democratic nations to share experiences, to coordinate policies and to reach out to non-governmental actors with similar goals. August 9, 2001 Letter Printer friendly version Burkina Faso: Child Soldier Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers According to Article 10 of the Constitution of 11 June 1991, "Each citizen of Burkina Faso is required to contribute to the defence and preservation of territorial integrity. Each citizen is required to carry out national service upon demand. According to the initial report of Burkina Faso to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, submitted in 1993, the minimum age for voluntary enlistment in the armed forces is 20 whereas the minimum age of conscription, known as National Development Service, is 18. However, the UN reported in 1997 that there is no conscription in Burkina Faso. June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report Burkina Faso: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Burkina Faso signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 and on 16 September 1998 the instruments of ratification were deposited at the United Nations, making Burkina Faso the 40th country to ratify the treaty and thus allowing the treaty to enter into force on 1 March 1999. According to one source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, domestic implementation legislation is not viewed as necessary because Burkina Faso has never produced, stockpiled, or used landmines.68 Some deputies in the National Assembly are prepared to propose legislation.69 Burkina Faso has not yet submitted its Article 7 transparency report, due by 27 August 1999. An official in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs blamed the late report on the current socio-political crisis that has focused government priorities elsewhere. August 1, 2000 Multi Country Report Democracies Urged to Protect Rights Participation of One-Party States in Democracy Summit Questioned (Warsaw, Poland, June 24, 2000) - Human Rights Watch today expressed dismay that a number of one-party states and governments restricting political freedom are attending the Community of Democracies Conference in Warsaw on June 26 and 27. Human Rights Watch questioned the participation of non-democracies such as Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Kenya, and Kuwait. June 1, 2000 Letter Printer friendly version Burkina Faso Arms Inquiry Urged Weapons Transferred Illegally to Rebels in Sierra Leone, Angola The president of Burkina Faso should order an independent inquiry into serious charges that his country has facilitated illegal arms transfers to rebel forces in Sierra Leone and Angola. March 30, 2000 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version HRW Letter to President Compaore Dear President Compaore: I am writing on behalf of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch, an independent human rights monitoring group, to ask you urgently to investigate Burkina Faso's possible role in violations of international arms embargoes imposed on human rights abusers. March 28, 2000 Letter Printer friendly version
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