Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on Saturday. 
The latest execution in Burkina Faso was in 1988, according to Amnesty International. 
Reintroducing capital punishment to the penal code "is being considered. It's up to the government to discuss it, then make the proposal to the Transitional Legislative Assemb…

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A Burkina Faso government source told AFP on Saturday that the military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018. Amnesty International said in a statement in October that the use of the death penalty has surged across the African continent.

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Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, says gov source

The junta, which came to power through a coup in 2022, wants to go back on the abolition of capital punishment obtained in 2018

La junte, arrivee au pouvoir par un coup d'Etat en 2022, veut revenir sur l'abolition de la peine capitale obtenue en 2018

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In Burkina Faso, the military junta wants to reinstate the death penalty

Amnesty International has reported a surge in the use of the death penalty on the African continent, saying in a statement in October that "recorded executions more than tripled and recorded death sentences increased significantly by 66 percent".

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Burkina Faso’s military regime seeks to bring back the death penalty

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018, a government source told AFP news agency on Saturday.

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Burkina Faso aims to reinstate death penalty, government source says

Burkina Faso is considering reintroducing the death penalty, abolished in 2018, according to a government source. The decision is to be discussed by the government and presented to the transitional parliament, informs AFP.

Burkina Faso analizează reintroducerea pedepsei cu moartea, abolită în 2018, potrivit unei surse guvernamentale. Decizia urmează a fi discutată de guvern şi prezentată parlamentului de tranziţie, informează AFP.

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The military regime in Burkina Faso intends to reintroduce the death penalty

Burkina Faso wants to reintroduce the death penalty after it was abolished in 2018. The justice minister said the changes will be part of a new criminal code.  Amnesty International has warned that executions are on the rise in Africa.  Burkina Faso's military regime, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, plans to reintroduce the death penalty after it was abolished in 2018. A government source told Agence France-Presse that the possibility is under di…

Burkina Faso vrea să reintroducă pedeapsa cu moartea, după ce a fost abolită în 2018.  Ministrul Justiției a spus că modificările vor face parte dintr-un nou cod penal.  Amnesty International a avertizat că execuțiile sunt în creștere în Africa.  Regimul militar din Burkina Faso, condus de căpitanul Ibrahim Traoré, intenționează să reintroducă pedeapsa cu moartea, după ce aceasta a fost abolită în 2018. O sursă guvernamentală a declarat pentru A…

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Burkina Faso is considering reintroducing the death penalty

In an adverse human rights development, the reintroduction of the death penalty is expected to happen in Burkina Faso as the military regime, through officials, has announced its plans. Reinstating the death penalty in the criminal code is "under consideration", the source said. "It is up to the government to discuss it and then submit the proposal to the Legislative Transitional Assembly (ALT) for approval." Last May, Burkina Faso's military go…

Μια δυσμενή εξέλιξη για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα, την επαναφορά της θανατικής ποινής αναμένεται να συμβει στη Μπουρκίνα Φάσο καθώς το στρατιωτικό καθεστώς, μέσω αξιωματούχων, έχει ανακοινώσει τα σχέδια του. Η επαναφορά της θανατικής ποινής στον ποινικό κώδικα «εξετάζεται», είπε η πηγή. «Εναπόκειται στην κυβέρνηση να το συζητήσει και μετά να υποβάλει την πρόταση στη Μεταβατική Νομοθετική Συνέλευση (ALT) για έγκριση». Τον περασμένο Μάιο, η στρατιωτ…

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Burkina Faso: The military regime plans to restore the death penalty

Burkina Faso’s military government is considering reintroducing the death penalty, six years after it was abolished in 2018, a government official confirmed to AFP on Saturday. The proposal, which has yet to be scheduled for discussion, will be submitted to the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) for approval if it moves forward. EDITOR’S PICKS  Electricity Meter […] The post Burkina Faso’s Government Considers Death Penalty Return appeared …

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