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| Region | Burkina Faso |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Sep 25, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In September 2025, Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a law criminalizing homosexuality with punishments of between two to five years in prison and fines. The punishment for repeat offenders who are not Burkinabe nationals includes deportation. The Persons and Family Code was signed by the transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on September 25, 2025. |
| Sources | Persons and Family Code, article 210-3: https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/DECRET_N%C2%B02025_1232_PF__CPF__1_.pdf https://www.minute.bf/burkina-lhomosexualite-desormais-passible-de-2-a-5-ans-de-prison-et-damendes/ |
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| Start Date | Sep 1, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Description | In September 2025, Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a law criminalizing homosexuality with punishments of between two to five years in prison and fines. The punishment for repeat offenders who are not Burkinabe nationals includes deportation. | In September 2025, Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a law criminalizing homosexuality with punishments of between two to five years in prison and fines. The punishment for repeat offenders who are not Burkinabe nationals includes deportation. The Persons and Family Code was signed by the transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on September 25, 2025. |
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| Sources | https://www.minute.bf/burkina-lhomosexualite-desormais-passible-de-2-a-5-ans-de-prison-et-damendes/ | Persons and Family Code, article 210-3: https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/DECRET_N%C2%B02025_1232_PF__CPF__1_.pdf https://www.minute.bf/burkina-lhomosexualite-desormais-passible-de-2-a-5-ans-de-prison-et-damendes/ |
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1 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In September 2025, Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a law criminalizing homosexuality with punishments of between two to five years in prison and fines. The punishment for repeat offenders who are not Burkinabe nationals includes deportation. |
| Sources | https://www.minute.bf/burkina-lhomosexualite-desormais-passible-de-2-a-5-ans-de-prison-et-damendes/ |