Burkina Faso Junta Restores Death Penalty
December 08, 2025
December 08, 2025
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Burkina Faso Junta Restores Death Penalty
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The military junta in Burkina Faso has adopted a bill restoring the death penalty nearly a decade after the West African country abolished the heinous practice. The last known judicial execution in Burkina Faso took place in 1988.
On December 4, the junta's council of ministers approved . . .
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Burkina Faso Junta Restores Death Penalty
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The military junta in Burkina Faso has adopted a bill restoring the death penalty nearly a decade after the West African country abolished the heinous practice. The last known judicial execution in Burkina Faso took place in 1988.
On December 4, the junta's council of ministers approved . . .