Burkina Faso Restores Death Penalty
October 21, 2026
October 21, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Burkina Faso Restores Death Penalty
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Burkina Faso's unelected parliament has unanimously adopted a new penal code that restores the death penalty for high treason, terrorism, acts of espionage, parricide and importation of expired or prohibited products. The country had abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 2018 while its last k . . .
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Burkina Faso Restores Death Penalty
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Burkina Faso's unelected parliament has unanimously adopted a new penal code that restores the death penalty for high treason, terrorism, acts of espionage, parricide and importation of expired or prohibited products. The country had abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 2018 while its last k . . .