Arrested or in prison in Burkina Faso
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This guide provides information about being arrested in Burkina Faso and what conditions are like in prison there.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
This guide provides information about being arrested in Burkina Faso and what conditions are like in prison there. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Contacting the British High Commission
- British High Commission Accra
- Finding a lawyer and translator
- Finding a lawyer
- Private lawyers
- Legal aid
- Court-appointed lawyers
- Finding a translator or interpreter
- What happens when you're arrested in Burkina Faso
- Your rights
- How long can you be held for in police custody
- Going to court
- Being put on remand
- How long you can be on remand for
- Bail
- Arriving at prison
Source and licence
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
AttributionForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office, ‘Arrested or in prison in Burkina Faso’ (updated 10 July 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026