OHCHR Burkina Faso 2022-2025 OHCHR Burkina Faso 2022-2025 The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)  is provided core funding to support the establishment of its country office in Burkina Faso for the period 1 November 2022 - 31 October 2025

OHCHR's mandate in Burkina Faso has the following priorities:

(i) Early warning, prevention and protection of human rights in the context of conflict and insecurity

(ii) Compliance of national counterterrorism operations with human rights/international humanitarian law (HR/IHL) standards

(iii) Promotion and protection of human rights in the context of return to constitutional order and sustainable peace (rule of law, including accountability and access to justice mechanisms, transitional justice, and elections)

(iv) Promotion and protection of economic and social rights, gender equality and non-discrimination for a sustainable development

(v) Protection and enhancement of the civic and democratic space, including through the protection of human rights defenders, freedom of assembly, association and expression, and prevention from stigmatization and hate speech 

(vi) Promotion and implementation of the international human rights mechanisms’ outcomes (UN Treaty bodies; Universal Periodic Review and special procedures) FN:s kontor för mänskliga rättigheter (OHCHR) ges kärnstöd för att stödja etablerandet av ett landskontor i Burkina Faso under perioden 1 november 2022 - 31 oktober 2025

OHCHR's mandat i Burkina Faso har följande prioriteringar:

i). Tidig varning, förebyggande och skydd av mänskliga rättigheter i samband med konflikter och osäkerhet.

(ii). Nationella insatser mot terrorism är förenliga med normer för mänskliga rättigheter/internationell humanitär rätt.

(iii).  Främjande och skydd av de mänskliga rättigheterna i samband med återgången till konstitutionell ordning samt hållbar fred (rättsstatsprincipen, inklusive mekanismer för ansvarsskyldighet och tillgång till rättslig prövning, övergångsrättvisa och val).

(iv).  Främjande och skydd av ekonomiska och sociala rättigheter, jämställdhet och icke-diskriminering för en hållbar utveckling.

(v).  Skydd och förstärkning av det medborgerliga och demokratiska utrymmet, bland annat genom skydd av människorättsförsvarare, mötes-, förenings- och yttrandefrihet samt förebyggande av stigmatisering och hatretorik.

(vi).  Främjande och genomförande av rekommendationerna från de internationella mekanismerna för mänskliga rättigheter (FN:s fördragsorgan, universell periodisk översyn och särskilda förfaranden). The OHCHR Burkina Faso country office will focus on the following priorities and related outcomes:

(i) Early warning, prevention and protection of human rights in the context of conflict and insecurity

a. National strategies to prevent and respond to conflict consistently integrate human rights protection.

b. National actors monitor, promote and protect human rights including a gender perspective throughout the territory, with a focus on regions affected by conflict, including the Liptako-Gourma Region.

(ii) Compliance of national counterterrorism operations with human rights/international humanitarian law (HR/IHL) standards

a. The security of the population against the risk of serious HR/IHL violations by security forces is increased.

b. Military and other security forces are trained and sensitized on IHL/HR norms and standards, reflecting better respect for these norms and standards during their military and law enforcement operations.

c. Internal doctrine and directives of the military and other security actors are revised to ensure full integration of international human rights and IHL standards

d. HR/IHL violations by security forces are investigated, addressed and reported by the authorities

(iii) Promotion and protection of human rights in the context of return to constitutional order and sustainable peace (rule of law, including accountability and access to justice mechanisms, transitional justice, and elections)

a. Human rights aspects are fully integrated into the national reconciliation, electoral and institutional reform processes.

b. Accountability is pursued through the justice system (military justice) investigating and prosecuting human rights violations and abuses (including gender-related crimes) more effectively.

c. Victims receive adequate remedies through efficient and gender-sensitive public services.

(iv) Promotion and protection of economic and social rights, gender equality and non-discrimination for sustainable development

a. National legislations combat discrimination in all its forms. In particular, a gender lens is integrated into policies and legislation and gender discrimination is addressed by national authorities.

b. A human rights-based and gender-sensitive approach is applied to migratory challenges posed by climate change, with a focus on the Liptako-Gourma region.

c. Gender-sensitive national policies implementing sustainable development goals and supporting efforts to eradicate poverty integrate human rights.

(v) Protection and enhancement of the civic and democratic space, including through the protection of human rights defenders, freedom of assembly, association and expression, and prevention from stigmatization and hate speech 

a. Laws and policies protect civic space and create a safe and enabling environment for civil society organisations. Womens organisations are particularly empowered.

b. State and civil society actors are sensitized to hate speech and refrain from stigmatization and using hate speech.

(vi) Promotion and implementation of the international human rights mechanisms outcomes (UN Treaty bodies; Universal Periodic Review and special procedures)

a. State and civil society actors can monitor and report on human rights and can track the progress made in implementing international human rights mechanisms outcomes.

b. State and civil society actors engage with international and regional human rights mechanisms, within the reporting periods.