| Start Date | End Date | Description | Violation Types | Exact Location | Perpetrator Unit | Perpetrator Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2018 | 16 October 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Tongomayel, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 01 November 2018 | 01 November 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Arbinda, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 01 December 2018 | 01 December 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Arbinda, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 13 November 2018 | 13 November 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Tongomayel, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 13 November 2018 | 13 November 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Guesse-Gorgadje, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 16 November 2018 | 16 November 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Arbinda, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 01 September 2018 | 01 September 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "In the other incidents documented by Human Rights Watch, up to nine men were shot on the spot or found … | Alleged Execution | Palal Sambo, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 26 October 2018 | 28 October 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "In the other incidents documented by Human Rights Watch, up to nine men were shot on the spot or found … | Alleged Execution | Sana village, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 26 October 2018 | 28 October 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "In the other incidents documented by Human Rights Watch, up to nine men were shot on the spot or found … | Alleged Execution | Tongomayel, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 21 October 2018 | 21 October 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Three people with knowledge of the killing on October 21, 2018 of a 78-year-old local chief from Gaskinde village, 30 … | Alleged Execution | a checkpoint near Arbinda, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army Police |
|
| 18 October 2018 | 18 October 2018 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Three victims described how a man with a mental disability was shot and killed and scores of other men were … |
Alleged Execution, Beating |
Bouro village, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 09 February 2019 | 09 February 2019 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Souma, Koutougou, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 13 February 2019 | 13 February 2019 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Human Rights Watch documented nine incidents that followed a similar modus operandi: dozens of security force members, travelling on both … | Alleged Execution | Arbinda, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 01 January 2019 | 01 January 2019 | According to Human Rights Watch: "In the other incidents documented by Human Rights Watch, up to nine men were shot on the spot or found … | Alleged Execution | near the Kousoumbaka artisanal site, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 11 January 2019 | 12 January 2019 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Two witnesses described the January 11, 2019 detention of 70-year-old, Issa Amadou Dicko, from Palal Sambo. His body was found … | Alleged Execution | Palal Sambo, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Gendarmerie
Army |
|
| 09 April 2020 | 09 April 2020 | According to Human Rights Watch: "Burkina Faso’s security forces allegedly executed 31 detainees on April 9, 2020 in the northern town of Djibo, Human Rights … |
Alleged Execution, Alleged War Crime |
Djibo, Sahel, Burkina Faso |
Military
Police Joint Task Force |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests, Excessive Use Of Force |
Outside the residence of François Compaoré, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests, Excessive Use Of Force |
between the Palace and Laico Hotel, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests, Excessive Use Of Force |
near the Presidential residence, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Unlawful Killing, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Life, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests, Arbitrary Use Of Lethal Force |
Boinsyaare, a street parallel to the main road to François Compaoré's house, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Beating, Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests |
Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 02 November 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Physical Assault, Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests |
At the state television headquarters, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 30 October 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Physical Assault, Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests |
Hotel Libya, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests, Excessive Use Of Force |
Near the residence of François Compaoré, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |
|
| 30 October 2014 | 02 November 2014 | According to Amnesty International: "During the protests, the gendarmerie (military police), the national army including the Presidential Security Regiment (Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle, RSP), and … |
Right To Freedom From Torture, Cruel, Inhuman And Degrading Treatment And Punishment, Right To Freedom Of Expression, Right To Peaceful Assembly, Violent Repression Of Peaceful Protests, Excessive Use Of Force |
A roundabout, Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso |
Army
Gendarmerie |