Salimata Sawadogo
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Salimata Sawadogo is the President of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
. She is also a magistrate
, and (as of 2006), the ambassador of Burkina Faso
to Senegal
, Mauritania
, Guinea
, Cape Verde
, and Gambia. She is also involved in many associations like the Jurist Women's Association of Burkina Faso.
Since 1985, Sawadogo has been married to Joseph Sawadogo, an educator who works in Burkina Faso
. She has 2 children, Laetitia and Philippe.
(called in Burkina "BAC D") in 1979. Then she entered the University of Ouagadougou
's law school. In 1980 she got her "DEUG I" (a degree of general academic studies) and in 1981 her "DEUG II". In 1982, she got her law degree. In 1983 she received her master’s law degree. In 1985, she received her magistracy degree in Paris at the Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature de Paris.
.
This job consists, in a penal conflict, to find the elements and the authors of the case punished by the law
That job which consist to judge the individual conflicts and also judge the questions about the social security.
She was participating to the judgment of civil, commercial affairs.
This position job consists to judge familial affairs, civil and commercial affairs, penal affairs and so forth.
In this job she was assisting the minister about the entire judicial questions clause to the politic of Transport and the Tourism in Burkina.
In this position job she assisted the minister in the application of the politic of the Justice Ministry. She also assured the administrative and the technical coordination of central, external services; to finish she assured the relationship of the department with the others ministries.
, Ethiopia
, after its members had been elected in July of the same year by the OAU (Organization of African Unity) 23rd Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The African Commission is officially charged with three major functions: the promotion of human and peoples' rights, the protection of human and peoples' rights, and the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
of Burkina Faso to Senegal (where she is living) but also in Mauritania
, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and in Gambia. It is the first time for Salimata Sawadogo to be ambassador, but she is a courageous woman and she has enough self confidence which allows her to work in serenity without any complex, and also to bring her little stone to the development of Burkina. Being ambassador and living in Senegal, the two countries (Burkina and Senegal) has created some good relationship
Le Fasot.net. (2005, August) Salimata SAWADOGO ambassador or Burkina in Senegal, chairperson of the African commission of human and people’s rights.
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is a quasi-judicial body tasked with promoting and protecting human rights and collective rights throughout the African continent as well as interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and considering individual complaints of...
. She is also a magistrate
Magistrate
A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
, and (as of 2006), the ambassador of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
to Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
, Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, and Gambia. She is also involved in many associations like the Jurist Women's Association of Burkina Faso.
Family
Her father, Souleymane Tapsoba, was a trader who was working between Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Burkina. Her mother, Rasmata Tapsoba, was a housewife.Since 1985, Sawadogo has been married to Joseph Sawadogo, an educator who works in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. She has 2 children, Laetitia and Philippe.
Education
Sawadogo earned her scientific baccalaureateBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
(called in Burkina "BAC D") in 1979. Then she entered the University of Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Founded in 1974, the University of Ouagadougou is located in the area of Zogona in Ouagadougou. But in 1995 a second campus for professional education known as University Polytechnique of Bobo was opened in the city of Bobo Dioulasso and a third campus for teacher training in Koudougou in 1996...
's law school. In 1980 she got her "DEUG I" (a degree of general academic studies) and in 1981 her "DEUG II". In 1982, she got her law degree. In 1983 she received her master’s law degree. In 1985, she received her magistracy degree in Paris at the Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature de Paris.
Work experience
As work experience she did some professional training like the training of social security executive; the national seminar on the professional risks; she also did a professional training in BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Magistracy
- Examining magistrate to the Court of BankruptcyBankruptcyBankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
of Ouagadougou
This job consists, in a penal conflict, to find the elements and the authors of the case punished by the law
- President of the Court of the Work of Ouagadougou
That job which consist to judge the individual conflicts and also judge the questions about the social security.
- Magistrate in the Court of Appeal of Ouagadougou
She was participating to the judgment of civil, commercial affairs.
- Vice president of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Ouagadougou
This position job consists to judge familial affairs, civil and commercial affairs, penal affairs and so forth.
- Technical adviser to the Minister of Transport and Tourism
In this job she was assisting the minister about the entire judicial questions clause to the politic of Transport and the Tourism in Burkina.
- Secretary-general of the Ministry for Justice
In this position job she assisted the minister in the application of the politic of the Justice Ministry. She also assured the administrative and the technical coordination of central, external services; to finish she assured the relationship of the department with the others ministries.
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
In 2001 she was nominated a member of the African Commission of Human Rights. For her good job, in November 2003, she was nominated the President of the African Commission of Human Rights. This position required a lot of job, a perfect knowledge about human rights and also the capacity to control and work in Group. The African Commission of Human Rights is an organization that was officially inaugurated on 2 November 1987 in Addis AbabaAddis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, after its members had been elected in July of the same year by the OAU (Organization of African Unity) 23rd Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The African Commission is officially charged with three major functions: the promotion of human and peoples' rights, the protection of human and peoples' rights, and the interpretation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Senegal
Since July 2003, Salimata Sawadogo is the ambassadorAmbassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
of Burkina Faso to Senegal (where she is living) but also in Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and in Gambia. It is the first time for Salimata Sawadogo to be ambassador, but she is a courageous woman and she has enough self confidence which allows her to work in serenity without any complex, and also to bring her little stone to the development of Burkina. Being ambassador and living in Senegal, the two countries (Burkina and Senegal) has created some good relationship
Le Fasot.net. (2005, August) Salimata SAWADOGO ambassador or Burkina in Senegal, chairperson of the African commission of human and people’s rights.