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Lesotho: Violence against women costs economy $113 million annually

October 1, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Business, economy, Gender based violence, Lesotho, News, Southern Africa, Violence against women

– – A Commonwealth report has revealed violence against women and girls costs Lesotho more than $113 million (about 1.9 billion Lesotho loti) a year. The report estimates the total cost, including loss of income and expenses associated with medical, legal and police support, equates to around 5.5 per cent of Lesotho’s gross domestic product (GDP). The cost of $113 million means… Read More

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Lesotho lawmakers fight in parliament

November 28, 2019 Village ReporterFighting, Lawmakers, Lesotho, MP's, News, Showbiz, Southern Africa, Videos

Lawmakers in Lesotho have been captured on videos and images fighting each other and vandalizing property in parliament. Videos and images of the MPs engaged in the brawl have gone viral on social media. The incident occurred during a debate over related to a long-running dispute over regulations controlling the sale of the produce from the country’s important wool and… Read More

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Call for New Prime Minister Tom Thabane in Lesotho to Comply With Human Rights Obligations

June 20, 2017 Global AuthorAmnesty international, Lesotho, regional human rights obligations, Spokesperson Robert Shivambu, Tom Thabane

GREENBAY, WI (AGV): – Peace body has called on the new Lesotho government to comply with the country’s international and regional human rights obligations and commitments. It says the mountain kingdom must end the practice of arbitrary arrests, politically motivated prosecutions and take effective measures to end the practice of torture and other ill-treatments. New Prime Minister Tom Thabane will… Read More

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Lesotho: End culture of impunity to reverse recent spike in human rights violations

June 14, 2017 Global AuthorDeprose Muchena, Human rights violations, Lesotho, Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)

Lesotho’s newly elected government must act swiftly to ensure accountability for past human rights violations and end the spike in abuses recorded in recent years, Amnesty International said today. The organization is releasing a human rights agenda today for the new government ahead of the inauguration of the incoming Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, on 16 June. Read More

100 young African leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa

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Young African leaders debate and propose solutions to challenges facing Southern Africa

June 8, 2017 Global Author.South Africa, 100 young African leaders met in Johannesburg, Angola, Associate Vice President of IREX, Botswana, CEO of Afro Visionary Legacy, Comoros, Lebogang Chaka, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Mauritius, Mozambique, USAID

JOHANNESBURG, June 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/Asianet-Pakistan — More than 100 young African leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa from June 7 – 8 to identify solutions to tough challenges in communities throughout the region by tapping youth innovation and leadership. Young African leaders from 14 countries, including Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia,… Read More

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Attacks on human rights activists reach crisis point globally

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 Global Author#Thisflag movement, Botswana, human rights activists, human rights defenders, Lesotho, Malawi, Nelson Mandela, Pastor Evan Mawarire, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Community leaders, lawyers, journalists and other human rights defenders across the world are facing unprecedented levels of persecution, intimidation and violence, warned Amnesty International today as it launched a new global campaign demanding an end to the onslaught of attacks against brave individuals standing up to injustice. “What we are witnessing today is a full-frontal assault by governments, armed… Read More

Lesotho Chieftainship Case Goes to the African Commission

September 9, 2014 Global AuthorAfrican Commission, Chieftainship, Lesotho, Masupha, SALC

9 September 2014, Maseru–Today, Senate Masupha, the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Lesotho) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) submitted a complaint to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) challenging a law providing for male-only succession to chieftainship in Lesotho. Masupha, the first born child of a chief, is challenging section 10 of the Chieftainship Act,... Read More

Zimbabwe tops Africa’s literacy rate as Malawi trails at position 28

January 17, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica News, kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe

BLANTYRE--Malawi has been ranked 28 on the literacy rate record in Africa whereas Zimbabwe has for the third consecutive time been ranked at the apex of the list, the latest list by the African Economist Magazine reveals. Malawi is on position 28 with 62.7 percent, 30 percent behind Zimbabwe which has 90.7 percent. Education activists in the country have attributed... Read More

African Commission condemns coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV

November 10, 2013 Global Authorcoerced sterilisation Swaziland, HIV, kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, OSISA, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia

Johannesburg, November 7 – In a landmark pronouncement for women’s rights, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned the coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV as a blatant violation of their fundamental rights, which are guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Read More

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