{{Infobox person | name = Daouda Diallo | native_name_lang = fulfulde | image = Daouda Diallo.jpg | caption = Daouda Diallo | occupation = Pharmacist, human rights defender }}
'''Daouda Diallo''' is a pharmacist and human rights defender from Burkina Faso . Born in Côte d’Ivoire'''.''', Since 2019, he is the founder and Secretary General of Collective against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities (French: Collectif contre 'Impunité et la Stigmatisation des Communautés, CISC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daouda Diallo |url=https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/laureates/ca7f1556-8f73-4b48-b868-b93a3df9b4e1 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=True Heroes Films |language=en}}</ref> Diallo is recognized internationally for his advocacy for human rights in Burkina Faso, a country facing ongoing political instability and challenges regarding civil liberties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burkina Faso: Country Profile |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/burkina-faso |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Freedom House |language=en}}</ref>
On December 1, 2023, Diallo was abducted in Ouagadougou by individuals in civilian clothes and taken to an undisclosed location.<ref>Collectif contre l'Impunité et la Stigmatisation des Communautés. [''Press release''] [''Post''] (in French). Facebook. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2025-02-11. https://www.facebook.com/collectifcisc/posts/pfbid02BSPy6w8XvnE64mFqrqX4jkWgSxB5GGyB1aYbYW9o8ko4ohJapPMgfPa3T3YgiFQDl</ref> Human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Burkina Faso: Prominent Rights Activist Abducted |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/04/burkina-faso-prominent-rights-activist-abducted |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Burkina Faso : Un éminent défenseur des droits humains enlevé |url=https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2023/12/04/burkina-faso-un-eminent-defenseur-des-droits-humains-enleve |access-date=2025-02-11 |language=fr |website=Human Rights Watch}}</ref> Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Burkina Faso : enlèvement et disparition forcée du Dr Daouda Diallo |url=https://www.fidh.org/fr/themes/defenseurs-des-droits-humains/burkina-faso-enlevement-et-disparition-forcee-du-dr-daouda-diallo |access-date=2025-02-11 |language=fr |website=Fédération internationale pour les droits humains}}</ref> Amnesty International,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-08 |title=Burkina Faso: Human rights defender forcibly disappeared: Daouda Diallo |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr60/7500/2023/en/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Burkina Faso: Free human rights defender Daouda Diallo and end discriminatory conscription of independent voices |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/01/burkina-faso-free-human-rights-defender-daouda-diallo-and-end-discriminatory-conscription-of-independent-voices/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref> and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Communiqué de presse sur l'enlèvement de Dr. Daouda Diallo, pharmacien et défenseur des droits de l'homme au Burkina Faso |url=https://achpr.au.int/fr/news/communique-de-presse/2023-12-19/communique-de-presse-sur-lenlevement-de-dr-daouda-diallo |access-date=2025-02-11 |language=fr |website=African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights}}</ref> (ACHPR), condemned the abduction and called for his immediate release. These groups also highlighted the growing dangers faced by human rights defenders in the region and increasing political repression.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=Burkina Faso: Abductions Used to Crack Down on Dissent |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/27/burkina-faso-abductions-used-crack-down-dissent |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=Burkina Faso : Les autorités ont recours à des enlèvements pour réprimer la dissidence |url=https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024/02/27/burkina-faso-les-autorites-ont-recours-des-enlevements-pour-reprimer-la-dissidence |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=fr}}</ref> Diallo was released on March 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Burkina Faso: Disappeared human rights defender released: Daouda Diallo |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr60/7830/2024/en/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref>{{Who|date=February 2025}}
== Recognition and awards == In 2022, Diallo was honored with the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, which is an award given to individuals who have shown exceptional courage and dedication in the defense of human rights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Daouda Diallo |url=https://www.martinennalsaward.org/hrd/dr-daouda-diallo/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Martin Ennals Award |language=en-US}}</ref> Knight of the Order of the Stallion<ref>{{Cite web |last=B24 |first=Rédaction |date=2022-07-04 |title=Prix Martin Ennals 2022 :Dr Daouda Diallo fait chevalier de l'Ordre de l'Etalon |url=https://burkina24.com/2022/07/04/prix-martin-ennals-2022-dr-daouda-diallo-fait-chevalier-de-lordre-de-letalon/ |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=Burkina24.com – Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> of Burkina in 2022 and First Personality of the Year 2022 in Burkina Faso'''.'''
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Category:Burkinabe human rights activists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Ambassadors of Burkina Faso to Mali Category:21st-century pharmacists