Women and girls in Burkina Faso are being discriminated against by a system that won’t let them make decisions about their education, healthcare and contraception. We’re campaigning for the ...

My dad threatened me saying, "If you don’t go to join your husband I will kill you."' 13-year-old 'Maria' spoke to us at the women's shelter pictured above in May 2015 In some parts of Burkina Faso, ...

This year, there are two winners from Africa: Henriette Da – Burkina Faso Human rights defender Ms. Henriette Da is a sociologist by training and an expert in human rights, women’s rights ...

The country faces serious underdevelopment ... fodder and animal health products and services for small ruminants in Niger and Burkina Faso. Our work in this area, while increasing resilience ...

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked ... The various footage shows 58 people including women, children and the elderly "who appear to be dead or dying," HRW said.