The uprising in Burkina Faso that ousted ex-President, Blaise Compaore has caused the death of 24 persons and injuries to 625 others, an official report has said.
Report of an Ad Hoc Committee on Human
Rights Violations during the October 30 and 31 public protest said there
were several cases of violations on public and private property.
The report signed by the committee’s Chairman, Clarisse Ouoba,
said that scores of persons were still receiving treatment in hospitals
across the country due to injuries sustained during the protest.
“Officially we identified 14 cases of
infringement on public property and no fewer than 260 cases of
violations on private property across the country.
“The protest ignited riots in some
prisons, causing some inmates to attempt escape, the injuries are indeed
regrettable,’’ said the report, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN).
It recommended sustained public
awareness campaign against violent public uprising and the adoption of a
national day in honour of the victims.
According to the report, the committee
had no mandate to investigate or invoke sanctions against the acts of
human rights abuses during the protest.
NAN reports that a public uprising
around major streets in Burkina Faso against Compaore’s planned
constitutional amendment forced him to resign from office.
Compaore who reigned for 27 years became president following a 1987 coup that killed the then president Thomas Sankara.
After a few weeks of military rule led by Col. Isaac Zida, Burkina Faso has appointed Michael Kafando as its Interim President.
The country has scheduled to return to constitutional democracy before the end of 2015.
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