Burkina Faso
Transitional Legislative Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Transitional system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Specialized body - Human rights
Committee on General, Institutional and Human Rights Affairs January 1992
About
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Nature
Permanent or temporary (ad-hoc)
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Permanent
- Themes
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Human rights
Members
| All Members | 45 years of age or younger | |
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| Total | - | - |
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Chairperson(s)
(2023-08)
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Person
Person details for the Chair
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Lassina Guiti (Female)
Date of birth: 31 Dec 1975 - Political affiliation
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No information available
Committee functions
The Committee has the following functions:
- Mainstream human rights into the work of (other) parliamentary committees and of Parliament as a whole
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Yes
- Scrutinise all Bills for their compatibility with human rights
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No information available
- Scrutinise the Executive’s policy for compatibility with human rights
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No information available
- Obtain information from the Executive about the justification for actions or inaction which affect human rights
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Yes
- Scrutinise State compliance with existing UN human rights treaties
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No information available
- Initiate inquiries of its own choosing
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No information available
- Scrutinise proposed human rights treaties, and other international treaties with implications for human rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification
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No information available
- Ascertain and review the Executive’s reasons for not acceding to or ratifying existing international human rights treaties
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No information available
- Scrutinise the Executive’s response to judgments of national, regional and international courts with implications for human rights
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No information available
- Monitor the adequacy of the existing national system for the protection of human rights
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Yes
- Review the allocation and expenditure of funds in the State budget to support measures to promote and protect human rights
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No information available
- Other important functions, please specify
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Examines projects and draft legislation on policies (electoral code), status of public officials, and judicial texts.
Committee involvement in international and national reporting mechanisms
Such as the UN Human Rights Council and its' Universal Periodic Review, the UN CEDAW Committee etc.
- Consulted in the preparation of national report to the UN Human Rights Council
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No
- Included in the official delegation which orally presented the most recent national report to the Council
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Yes
- Discussed the conclusions and recommendations which the Council adopted as a result
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No information available
- Conducted hearings with the Executive about its plans to implement the conclusions and recommendations of the Human Rights Council
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Yes
Committee powers
The Committee has the power to:
- Propose amendments to legislation
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Yes
- Introduce bills into Parliament
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No information available
- Initiate parliamentary debates on its reports or on subjects of its choosing
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Yes
- Carry out inquiries
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No information available
- Hold oral evidence hearings
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No information available
- Compel witnesses to attend
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No information available
- Compel the production of documents and papers
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No information available
- Make recommendations to the Executive
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Yes
- Conduct visits, including visits abroad
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No information available
- Access places of detention without notice
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Yes
Committee working methods
The Committee:
- Adopts an annual or longer-term work plan
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Yes
- Publishes reports on its work on the parliamentary website
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No information available
- Usually reaches consensus on the issues on which it reports
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Yes
- Systematically follows up its reports and recommendations
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Yes
- Reports regularly to Parliament on its activities
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Yes
- Number of specialised staff to service committee
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5
Cooperation and coordination
The Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:
- Other parliamentary committees
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Often
- Civil society organisations
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Always
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National Human Rights Institution(s)
Often called “Commissions” and/or “Ombudspersons” in the area of human rights
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Often
- Academic institutions, including research institutes on human rights and the rule of law
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Often
- The media
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Often
Contact information for the Committee
- Contact / Address
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No information available
- Phone
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+226-25491900
- Fax number
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No information available
- Web site