24.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Inadequate and insufficient support for 46,000 Malian refugees" , Author: Médecins Sans Frontières

According to the organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), humanitarian support for 46,000 Malians fleeing clashes between Tuareg rebels and the army in northern Mali into Burkina Faso is inadequate and insufficient [ID 215445]

20.04.2012 - Source:US Agency for International Development 

"Sahel - Food Insecurity and Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #6; Fiscal Year (FY) 2012"

Brief report on humanitarian situation (key developments; food security; refugees and returnees; humanitarian assistance) [ID 215303]

19.04.2012 - Source:Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 

"Ein Jahr nach der Meuterei in Burkina Faso: Rückkehr zur Stabilität?"

Brief report on the general situation following the 2011 mutiny (political reform; opposition; corruption; youth) [ID 214496]

18.04.2012 - Source:Child Rights Information Network 

"Burkina Faso: Persistent violations of children's rights"

Report on violations of children's rights (trafficking for economic exploitation; child work; violence in schools; domestic and sexual violence; minimum age of marriage; juvenile justice) [ID 214875]

04.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Crises Converge on Burkina Faso" , Author: Voice of America

Article on the economical and food crisis situation after 20,000 refugees have fled Mali into Burkina Faso in fear of advancing Tuareg rebels [ID 215441]

03.2012 - Source:Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany) 

"Todesstrafe in ausgewählten Ländern"

Report on the death penalty in selected countries [ID 214627]

29.02.2012 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Government wants more aid for Malian refugees"

According to Minister of Communications 20,000 Malian refugees need more shelter, food and medicine; government has used up all their resources to provide humanitarian aid [ID 211292]

10.02.2012 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"SAHEL: Thousands of Touaregs flee into Burkina Faso"

According to the Burkinabe government, at least 8,000 Touaregs fleeing fighting in neighbouring Mali have found refuge in Burkina Faso; meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that at least 30,000 displaced people in Mali were in a dire humanitarian condition because of the fighting [ID 210160]

06.02.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"1,500 Malians flee Tuareg conflict to Burkina Faso" , Author: Agence France-Presse

According to a security official, more than 1,500 Malians fleeing a Tuareg rebellion in the north and reprisal attacks in Bamako arrived in Burkina Faso [ID 212040]

05.01.2012 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung 

"Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo Quartalsbericht Oktober bis Dezember 2011"

Quarterly report on recent developments (October to December 2011) [ID 209736]

01.2012 - Source:Brookings Institution

"Internal Displacement in West Africa: A Snapshot"

Report on internal displacement in West African countries (general information; root causes; laws and policies; protection) [ID 209927]

2012 - Source:Freedom House 

"Insult Laws: Insulting to Press Freedom; A Guide to Evolution of Insult Laws in 2010" , Author: World Press Freedom Committee; Freedom House

Joint report by the World Press Freedom Committee and Freedom House on the evolution of insult laws in 2010 [ID 214039]

14.11.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Niger 'worried' about weapons from Libya" , Author: Agence France-Presse

According to Niger's prime minister, Burkina Faso and Niger are concerned about regional insecurity following the conflict in Libya which they fear has led to new arms trafficking; the countries' governments have decided to reinforce their cooperation to ensure security in the Sahel-Saharan zone [ID 205722]

04.11.2011 - Source:Freedom House 

"Countries at the Crossroads 2011"

Report on civil rights, rule of law, anticorruption and transparency [ID 205655]

05.10.2011 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung 

"Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo Quartalsbericht Juli bis September 2011"

Quarterly report on recent developments (July - September 2011) [ID 205518]

03.10.2011 - Source:US Department of Labor

"2010 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor"

Annual report on child labor (covering 2010) [ID 203072]

13.09.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom Report"

Annual report on religious freedom, covering July-December 2010 [ID 201793]

24.08.2011 - Source:BBC News 

"Justin Zongo student death: Burkina Faso police jailed"

3 police officers have been sent to jail over their role in the February death of a student, Justin Zongo, which sparked weeks of unrest; Zongo died after being assaulted while in police custody; the government initially said meningitis had caused his death, leading to widespread anger [ID 200442]

18.08.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Terrorism 2010 - Chapter 2 - Burkina Faso"

Country Report on Terrorism 2010 [ID 201241]

03.08.2011 - Source:Child Rights Information Network 

"Children's Ombudsperson"

Brief overview on institutions monitoring children's rights [ID 199777]

08.2011 - Source:US Social Security Administration 

"Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa 2011"

Overview of social security system (old age, disability and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; family allowances) [ID 202536]

28.07.2011 - Source:Child Rights Information Network 

"Législations Nationales"

Overview on national legal provisions on children's rights [ID 199391]

07.07.2011 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung 

"Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo Quartalsbericht April bis Juni 2011"

Quarterly report on recent developments (April to June 2011) [ID 200160]

27.06.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2011"

Trafficking in persons report 2011 [ID 162141]

06.06.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Burkina Faso arrests 93 soldiers after mutiny: officer" , Author: Agence France-Presse

City of Bobo Dioulasso: According to an army officer, the military has arrested 93 soldiers for alleged involvement in a mutiny; 6 soldiers and a 14-year-old girl were killed on 3 June when military units ended the rampage by looting soldiers demanding higher wages [ID 161303]