Burkina Faso

The 2024 Justice Needs and Satisfaction (eJNS) survey was conducted face to face and is part of HiiL’s broader research programme in Burkina Faso. It follows two surveys conducted in parallel in 2022: a general population JNS and a survey on justice needs of internally displaced people and host communities carried out in partnership with UNHCR and the Terre des Hommes Lausanne Foundation.

Key Highlights

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data studies launched

11834

Burkinabé interviewed about their justice journeys

Key Publications

JUSTICE NEEDS AND SATISFACTION IN Burkina Faso

Justice Needs and Satisfaction of IDPs and Host Communities in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is diversifying its justice ecosystem to better address high profile problems, such as security issues, as well as everyday conflicts, such as neighbours and land problems. Under this backdrop and with support from the Ministry of Justice and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HiiL launched a Justice Needs & Satisfaction study to update the map of justice journeys and concerns facing everyday Burkinabè.

The data collected in these surveys reflect an urgent demand to address concerns of access to justice for the people of Burkina Faso.

There is a large demand for justice overall, as shown by the data.

Gathering data and articulating what those findings show have been an integral part of our work so far in Burkina Faso. We are currently in our third data collection effort in the country and are working on other research on the justice needs and access to justice of Burkinabè.

Providing basic access to justice services is recognized by the Ministry as a priority. The justice landscape in Burkina Faso is changing as a result. For example, traditional and customary authorities are in the process of being recognised as formal justice actors after a constitutional revision in December 2023.

Looking ahead, HiiL will continue to examine opportunities to strengthen people-centred justice programming in Burkina Faso.

What is people-centred justice?

People-centred justice (PCJ) is emerging as a concrete and systemic approach to (national) justice programming. Justice practitioners and sector innovators alike have identified the ‘enablers and impediments’ that support the successful implementation of PCJ which consists of five pillars: Gathering Data; Applying Best Practices; Scaling Game-changing service delivery models; Creating an Enabling Environment to sustain results; and Strengthening the Movement to solidify change. Taken together, the ambition is to ensure that justice sector professionals spend time and resources in ways that people expect and desire to ensure their justice needs are met.