Human rights and political organisations in Burkina Faso on Monday decided against continuing a nationwide stayaway launched last week, the group's leader, Halidou Ouedraogo, told IRIN.
However, the Collectif de partis politiques, syndicats et ONGs will "continue its active resistance" pending meetings on 22 April throughout the country at which it will assess the situation and decide on future action, said Ouedraogo, who was released on Saturday after being detained along with other leaders and activists of the Collectif.
The stayaway, on 10-12 April, was the latest in a series of protests by the Collectif, which has been demanding reforms to the judiciary, constitution and electoral code, an end to impunity, and human rights guarantees.
[See separate item titled 'BURKINA FASO: Human rights leaders freed, suspend stayaway']
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