Salimata or Salamata Sawadogo Tapsoba (born December 31, 1958, in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta) is the former chair 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,

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and

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. She is also a member of the Jurist Women's Association of Burkina Faso.

Education

Sawadogo earned her scientific baccalaureate (called in Burkina "BAC D") in 1979. She then entered the University of Ouagadougou's law school, and in 1980 received her

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("DEUG I", a degree of general academic studies) and in 1981 her "DEUG II". In 1982, she received her law degree, and in 1983 her master's degree in law. In 1985, she received her magistracy degree at the

French National School for the Judiciary The French National School for the Judiciary ( French: ''École nationale de la magistrature'' or ENM) is a French ''grande école'', founded in 1958 by French President Charles de Gaulle and the father of the current French Constitution, Michel D ...

Career

Law

Sawadogo was an examining magistrate to the Court of

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of Ouagadougou. She subsequently became President of the Court of Work of Ouagadougou, judging individual conflicts and questions about social security. She was a magistrate in the Court of Appeal of Ouagadougou, and later became vice president of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Ouagadougou.

Politics

Sawadogo was legal adviser to the Minister of Transport and Tourism in Burkina Faso, and later became Secretary-general of the Ministry for Justice In 2001 she was nominated as a member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and in November 2003, she was nominated as its President.CADHP (2005, December) Commission Africaine des droits de l’homme et des peoples.Retrieved April 2006, from http://www.achpr.or.africancommissionofhumanandpeoplerights.commisWildaf/feddaf- Afrique(2004, July) de L’Ouest. African Commission Retrieved March 2006, from http://www.wildaf-ao.org/fr/article.php3id-article=350.html She served in this position until November 2007.

Ambassador to Senegal

Since July 2003, Sawadogo has been the

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of Burkina Faso to Senegal,

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, and the

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Professional associations

Sawadogo was the president of the jurist’s women association of Burkina, AFJ/BF. This association was created in November 1993 to promote women's rights, and to oppose all forms of discrimination against women.AFJ/BF (2000, September) Association des femmes jurists du Burkina Faso Retrieved April 2006, from

Personal life

Sawadogo resides in Senegal. Since 1985, she has been married to Joseph Sawadogo, an educator who works in Burkina Faso. She has 2 children, Laetitia and Philippe.

References

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