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political parties and groups must proscribe all forms of intolerance, regionalism,
ethnocentrism, fanaticism, racism, xenophobia and incitation to violence in their
programmes and activities.
19. Article 47 of Act No. 10/92/ADP on freedom of association provides that, once
it is established that an association has an illicit purpose or goal, especially the
justification or practice of racial discrimination and xenophobia, it can be dissolved.
The leaders of such organizations can be subjected to judicial prosecution in
accordance with article 132 of the penal code, which punishes all discriminatory
acts and activities. The sanctions include a prison sentence ranging from one to five
years and an interdiction to reside on the national territory for five years.
20. Article 112 (2) of the information code condemns defamation against groups
of people based on race, region and religion with the goal of inciting hatred among
citizens, with sentences of imprisonment ranging from one month to one year and
fines ranging from 100,000 to 1 million CFA francs.
21. The ministries of justice, human rights, promotion of women and social action
participate in the prevention of, and protection against, all forms and manifestations
of racism. Courts and tribunals are mandated to receive complaints relating to cases
of racism and xenophobia.
22. Other institutions also play a role, including the National Human Rights
Commission, the Commission on Technologies and Freedoms and the High Council
for Communication. The High Council is, among other things, mandated to suspend
and shut down communication channels promoting racism and xenophobia or
spreading extremist ideologies.
23. The primary, post-primary and secondary school curricula incorporate modules
on the Second World War, Nazism and fascism in order to raise awareness among
young people of atrocities resulting from extremist ideologies and to instil values of
peace, tolerance and solidarity in society. The national television also broadcasts
programmes on the two world wars, Nazism and fascism in order to inform and
raise the awareness of the public.
24. The national strategic plan of 2008 to promote peace and tolerance and the
three-year plan of action of 2010 for the promotion of a culture of peace and
tolerance aim to foster values of tolerance and peace in all sectors of society.
25. A study conducted in 2011, with the support of OHCHR, showed that at the
national level many forms of racial discrimination continued to exist. As a result of
the study the national plan of action to combat racial discrimination, xenophobia
and all related intolerance was established, to be implemented between 2012 and
2016. The plan of action is a tool to combat racism by raising awareness. To
promote the culture of peace and tolerance, a department for the promotion of peace
and tolerance was created within the Ministry for Human Rights and Civil
Promotion.
26. To facilitate the integration of foreigners and to promote cohesion, the
National Commission for Integration, attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Regional Cooperation, organizes each year community days, which allow
foreigners living in Burkina Faso to share their culture with local communities.
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