Latest items for Lesotho
Nov. 9, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The procedure remains illegal except in cases of rape, incest, or when necessary to preserve the woman’s health. These restrictions are outlined in both the Counter Domestic Bill of 2022 and the Penal Code of 2010. Section 45 of the Penal Code permits abortion only in cases where the pregnant woman’s health is at risk or if the foetus has severe mental defects" (para 3-4).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The procedure remains illegal except in cases of rape, incest, or when necessary to preserve the woman’s health. These restrictions are outlined in both the Counter Domestic Bill of 2022 and the Penal Code of 2010. Section 45 of the Penal Code permits abortion only in cases where the pregnant woman’s health is at risk or if the foetus has severe mental defects" (para 3-4).
Nov. 9, 2025, 6:51 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion remains illegal while safe abortion guidelines are being developed in line with the Penal Code 2010" (4, 8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion remains illegal while safe abortion guidelines are being developed in line with the Penal Code 2010" (4, 8).
Nov. 9, 2025, 6:45 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Behind the tightly controlled legal framework governing abortion in Lesotho, permitting termination only in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person’s life is at risk, a harrowing crisis unfolds in silence" (para 1). "Lesotho’s Penal Code Act of 2010 criminalises abortion, imposing a prison sentence of up to three years on anyone who willingly causes or induces the termination of a pregnancy. While there are limited exceptions, such as in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the pregnant person is at risk, these require stringent conditions, including a written opinion from a second medical practitioner" (para 11).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Behind the tightly controlled legal framework governing abortion in Lesotho, permitting termination only in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person’s life is at risk, a harrowing crisis unfolds in silence" (para 1). "Lesotho’s Penal Code Act of 2010 criminalises abortion, imposing a prison sentence of up to three years on anyone who willingly causes or induces the termination of a pregnancy. While there are limited exceptions, such as in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the pregnant person is at risk, these require stringent conditions, including a written opinion from a second medical practitioner" (para 11).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Lesotho's laws permit abortion to preserve the health of the mother. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis, incest, and rape.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Lesotho's laws permit abortion to preserve the health of the mother. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis, incest, and rape.
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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June 25, 2025, 3:35 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
According to the 2023 Education Statistical Report, in Table 4.6, the GPI for secondary school is 1.4 as of 2023. (CEC2- CODER COMMENT)
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
According to the 2023 Education Statistical Report, in Table 4.6, the GPI for secondary school is 1.4 as of 2023. (CEC2- CODER COMMENT)
Jan. 10, 2025, 7:21 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1
"Lesotho is also one of the few countries where more women commit suicide than men. According to 2019 figures from World Bank, the rate in women was 30.1 out of 100,000. High rates of violence could be one reason for this. According to UNAIDS, one in three women and girls in the country were abused by an intimate partner in 2020" (para 21-22).
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1
"Lesotho is also one of the few countries where more women commit suicide than men. According to 2019 figures from World Bank, the rate in women was 30.1 out of 100,000. High rates of violence could be one reason for this. According to UNAIDS, one in three women and girls in the country were abused by an intimate partner in 2020" (para 21-22).
Jan. 10, 2025, 7:21 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-3
"Lesotho is also one of the few countries where more women commit suicide than men. According to 2019 figures from World Bank, the rate in women was 30.1 out of 100,000" (para 21).
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-3
"Lesotho is also one of the few countries where more women commit suicide than men. According to 2019 figures from World Bank, the rate in women was 30.1 out of 100,000" (para 21).
Jan. 10, 2025, 7:21 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ISTD-DATA-2
"Lesotho also has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in the world. An estimated one in five adults live with the condition, per the CDC, and 4,000 people over the age of 15 died of AIDS in 2021. This has left about 110,000 children orphaned. Women also experience this at higher rates. In 2019, 190,000 females over 15 had HIV, compared to 130,000 males" (para 23-24).
Variables: ISTD-DATA-2
"Lesotho also has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in the world. An estimated one in five adults live with the condition, per the CDC, and 4,000 people over the age of 15 died of AIDS in 2021. This has left about 110,000 children orphaned. Women also experience this at higher rates. In 2019, 190,000 females over 15 had HIV, compared to 130,000 males" (para 23-24).
Jan. 10, 2025, 7:21 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"According to UNAIDS, one in three women and girls in the country were abused by an intimate partner in 2020" (para 22).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"According to UNAIDS, one in three women and girls in the country were abused by an intimate partner in 2020" (para 22).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Sierra Leone
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Illegal under civil law, allowed under customary law" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Illegal under civil law, allowed under customary law" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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July 3, 2024, 3:18 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"However, sex work is mostly mistaken for prostitution, as thus, the state through its police institutions arbitrarily arrest sex workers without any intention of trial due to lack of supporting laws" (para 1).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"However, sex work is mostly mistaken for prostitution, as thus, the state through its police institutions arbitrarily arrest sex workers without any intention of trial due to lack of supporting laws" (para 1).
July 3, 2024, 3:18 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Currently the constitution of Lesotho is silent about the sex work in Lesotho except for the Penal Code Act 2010, under section 55 thereof, that criminalizes prostitution. In short, there is no legislation that directly criminalizes sex work. This means that it is neither legal nor illegal" (para 1).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Currently the constitution of Lesotho is silent about the sex work in Lesotho except for the Penal Code Act 2010, under section 55 thereof, that criminalizes prostitution. In short, there is no legislation that directly criminalizes sex work. This means that it is neither legal nor illegal" (para 1).
July 3, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"However, the sad part is that for the years she has been on the streets of Maseru selling sex, she has been experiencing physical and sexual abuse from her customers who at times refuse to pay for the services she would have rendered. Some of these customers are police officers who are mostly deployed to the streets for night patrols" (para 4). "Speaking to the Lesotho Times this week, she said sex workers were scared to report any kind of abuse especially rape because, perpetrators include police officers who instead threaten to arrest them. She says in the few instances that they report the abuse, nothing is done in the...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"However, the sad part is that for the years she has been on the streets of Maseru selling sex, she has been experiencing physical and sexual abuse from her customers who at times refuse to pay for the services she would have rendered. Some of these customers are police officers who are mostly deployed to the streets for night patrols" (para 4). "Speaking to the Lesotho Times this week, she said sex workers were scared to report any kind of abuse especially rape because, perpetrators include police officers who instead threaten to arrest them. She says in the few instances that they report the abuse, nothing is done in the...more
May 23, 2024, 10:08 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The 2011 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, as amended, criminalized labor trafficking and sex trafficking. The law prescribed penalties of up to 25 years’ imprisonment for the trafficking of adults and up to life imprisonment for the trafficking of children. These penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with regard to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The 2011 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, as amended, criminalized labor trafficking and sex trafficking. The law prescribed penalties of up to 25 years’ imprisonment for the trafficking of adults and up to life imprisonment for the trafficking of children. These penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with regard to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape." (3).
May 9, 2024, 12:05 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, inciting, instigating, engaging or 'procuring a person into prostitution' is criminalised. "A person who lives or habitually associates with a prostitute or is proved to have exercised control, direction or influence over the movement of the prostitute, in such a manner as to show aiding or compelling prostitution for commercial gain, commits an offence."
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, inciting, instigating, engaging or 'procuring a person into prostitution' is criminalised. "A person who lives or habitually associates with a prostitute or is proved to have exercised control, direction or influence over the movement of the prostitute, in such a manner as to show aiding or compelling prostitution for commercial gain, commits an offence."
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Lesotho ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Lesotho ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Lesotho who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 40 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Lesotho who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 40 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
566
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
566
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Lesotho was 566 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Lesotho was 566 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Lesotho is 57.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Lesotho is 57.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Lesotho is 56 years for women and 50 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Lesotho is 56 years for women and 50 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).