Latest items for Burkina Faso
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"In the country’s north, where the women were abducted, the jihadist groups have prevented trucks carrying food from using roads, forcing residents to venture farther out to get supplies to avoid going hungry. Armed militants kidnapped the women, girls and babies in two separate groups on Thursday and Friday last week, according to the government, which said in a statement on Monday that about 50 women had been abducted. The news of their release on Friday suggested that the number of victims might have been higher than originally stated" (par. 7-8)
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"In the country’s north, where the women were abducted, the jihadist groups have prevented trucks carrying food from using roads, forcing residents to venture farther out to get supplies to avoid going hungry. Armed militants kidnapped the women, girls and babies in two separate groups on Thursday and Friday last week, according to the government, which said in a statement on Monday that about 50 women had been abducted. The news of their release on Friday suggested that the number of victims might have been higher than originally stated" (par. 7-8)
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said" (par. 1). "But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. . .Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said" (par. 1). "But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. . .Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"It was also unclear Friday night if all of the women and girls had been rescued, or if some had been killed. The military provided no details about how the women and children had been released" (par. 9).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"It was also unclear Friday night if all of the women and girls had been rescued, or if some had been killed. The military provided no details about how the women and children had been released" (par. 9).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women face the posibility of kidnapping in public spaces in some instances (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women face the posibility of kidnapping in public spaces in some instances (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women are not safe in some areas to be outside (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women are not safe in some areas to be outside (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-PRACTICE-3
"The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves. But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. The broadcaster played footage of a group of women sitting on the ground, some clutching buckets and jerrycans, while military officers wearing fatigues stood around them. Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3). "Armed militants kidnapped the women, girls and babies in two separate groups on Thursday and Friday last week, according to the...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-PRACTICE-3
"The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves. But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. The broadcaster played footage of a group of women sitting on the ground, some clutching buckets and jerrycans, while military officers wearing fatigues stood around them. Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3). "Armed militants kidnapped the women, girls and babies in two separate groups on Thursday and Friday last week, according to the...more
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Croatia, Georgia, Guinea, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Philippines, Romania, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
9
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
9
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, D R Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Israel, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, Rwanda
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Technically illegal, but still practiced" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Technically illegal, but still practiced" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
12.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
12.0
June 5, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"La prostitution est le fait pour une personne de l'un ou l'autre sexe de se livrer habituellement à des actes sexuels avec autrui moyennant rémunération. Est puni d'une peine d’emprisonnement de un mois à trois mois et d'une amende de deux cent cinquante mille (250 000) à six cent mille (600 000) francs CFA, le fait, par tout moyen, y compris par une attitude même passive, de procéder publiquement au racolage d'autrui en vue de l'inciter à des relations sexuelles en échange d'une rémunération ou d'une promesse de rémunération" (p 231). Translation: Prostitution is the act of a person of either sex engaging in usually engaging in sexual acts with...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"La prostitution est le fait pour une personne de l'un ou l'autre sexe de se livrer habituellement à des actes sexuels avec autrui moyennant rémunération. Est puni d'une peine d’emprisonnement de un mois à trois mois et d'une amende de deux cent cinquante mille (250 000) à six cent mille (600 000) francs CFA, le fait, par tout moyen, y compris par une attitude même passive, de procéder publiquement au racolage d'autrui en vue de l'inciter à des relations sexuelles en échange d'une rémunération ou d'une promesse de rémunération" (p 231). Translation: Prostitution is the act of a person of either sex engaging in usually engaging in sexual acts with...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Burkina Faso ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Burkina Faso ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 2:57 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? In Burkina Faso selling sex itself is not criminalised but publicly soliciting for the purposes of 'prostitution' is criminalised under Articles 533-20 and 533-28 of the Penal Code. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - to help, assist or protect 'prostitution'; to profit from the 'prostitution' of others or share the proceeds from or live on the earnings of someone engaged in 'prostitution'; to hire, train or divert a person with a view to 'prostitution' or to exert pressure on him or her to become 'prostitutes' or to continue to do so are all criminalised under Article 533-22 of the Penal Code as...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? In Burkina Faso selling sex itself is not criminalised but publicly soliciting for the purposes of 'prostitution' is criminalised under Articles 533-20 and 533-28 of the Penal Code. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - to help, assist or protect 'prostitution'; to profit from the 'prostitution' of others or share the proceeds from or live on the earnings of someone engaged in 'prostitution'; to hire, train or divert a person with a view to 'prostitution' or to exert pressure on him or her to become 'prostitutes' or to continue to do so are all criminalised under Article 533-22 of the Penal Code as...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Burkina Faso who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 19 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Burkina Faso who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 19 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
264
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
264
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Burkina Faso was 264 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Burkina Faso was 264 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Burkina Faso is 58.3% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Burkina Faso is 58.3% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Burkina Faso is 61 years for women and 57 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Burkina Faso is 61 years for women and 57 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Burkina Faso is 60.1 years for men and 65.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Burkina Faso is 60.1 years for men and 65.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
3
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
3
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"34.4 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"34.4 births per 1000 population"
July 26, 2023, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"In the absence of relatives in the degree of succession, the succession devolves entirely to the surviving spouse" (73). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1989) relating to inheritance are still current as of 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"In the absence of relatives in the degree of succession, the succession devolves entirely to the surviving spouse" (73). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1989) relating to inheritance are still current as of 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
July 25, 2023, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The right of property is guaranteed. It may not be exercised contrary to social utility or in a manner which results in prejudice to the security, to liberty, to existence or to the property of others. It can only be infringed the in case of public necessity declared in the legal forms. No one will be deprived of their possessions if it is not for [a] cause of public utility and under the condition of a just indemnity established conforming to the law. This indemnity must be prior to the expropriation, except in case of urgency or of force majeure" (para 48-50). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The right of property is guaranteed. It may not be exercised contrary to social utility or in a manner which results in prejudice to the security, to liberty, to existence or to the property of others. It can only be infringed the in case of public necessity declared in the legal forms. No one will be deprived of their possessions if it is not for [a] cause of public utility and under the condition of a just indemnity established conforming to the law. This indemnity must be prior to the expropriation, except in case of urgency or of force majeure" (para 48-50). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
April 10, 2023, 8:47 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"The law prohibits marriage between blood relatives in the direct line (parent-child, grandparent-grandchild) and between siblings (full, half, and adopted), including first cousins. The penalties for violation of this law may include imprisonment or fines. The law also requires civil registration of marriages, births, and deaths. Nonregistration of marriages may affect inheritance and property rights, access to health care and education, and the ability to obtain identity documents."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"The law prohibits marriage between blood relatives in the direct line (parent-child, grandparent-grandchild) and between siblings (full, half, and adopted), including first cousins. The penalties for violation of this law may include imprisonment or fines. The law also requires civil registration of marriages, births, and deaths. Nonregistration of marriages may affect inheritance and property rights, access to health care and education, and the ability to obtain identity documents."
March 25, 2023, 5:04 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 733.
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 733.