Latest items for Lesotho
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, 3:18 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, 3:17 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
4
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
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
3
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).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Lesotho is 47.7 years for men and 54.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Lesotho is 47.7 years for men and 54.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"However, the state through its police institutions arbitrarily arrest sex workers without any intention of trial due to lack of supporting laws. As a consequence, it makes it easier for clients, police and criminals to rape, abduct, harass, assault, traffic and violate sex workers" (para. 8). "Due to the absence of law and human rights protection mechanisms, sex workers work in harsh and poor conditions including cold nights, dirty streets and unsafe bars in an effort to evade arbitrary arrests and violations of their human rights. As a consequence, the above mentioned undesirable conditions make it easier for clients, criminals and members of the law enforcement agencies to rape and...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"However, the state through its police institutions arbitrarily arrest sex workers without any intention of trial due to lack of supporting laws. As a consequence, it makes it easier for clients, police and criminals to rape, abduct, harass, assault, traffic and violate sex workers" (para. 8). "Due to the absence of law and human rights protection mechanisms, sex workers work in harsh and poor conditions including cold nights, dirty streets and unsafe bars in an effort to evade arbitrary arrests and violations of their human rights. As a consequence, the above mentioned undesirable conditions make it easier for clients, criminals and members of the law enforcement agencies to rape and...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"Key Affected Populations Alliance of Lesotho (KAPAL) is the first and the only sex worker organisation legally registered in Lesotho. The organisation is sex worker-led and that means 80% of decision-makers are current and former sex workers. The key objectives of the organisation include sensitisation of communities, government institutes and ministries, relevant stakeholders and gatekeepers; advocacy for legalisation of sex work and inclusion of sex work in the labour statutes; fighting stigma and discrimination against sex workers; fighting violence against sex workers; advocating for the human rights and health rights of sex workers; and providing support to and assisting sex workers and particularly those who have fallen victim of abuse,...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"Key Affected Populations Alliance of Lesotho (KAPAL) is the first and the only sex worker organisation legally registered in Lesotho. The organisation is sex worker-led and that means 80% of decision-makers are current and former sex workers. The key objectives of the organisation include sensitisation of communities, government institutes and ministries, relevant stakeholders and gatekeepers; advocacy for legalisation of sex work and inclusion of sex work in the labour statutes; fighting stigma and discrimination against sex workers; fighting violence against sex workers; advocating for the human rights and health rights of sex workers; and providing support to and assisting sex workers and particularly those who have fallen victim of abuse,...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"With the continued stigma and discrimination, some sex workers are still struggling to access sexual and reproductive health services and HIV services freely. However, through different initiatives from relevant partners and stakeholders, sensitisation and capacity building programs targeted at health professionals are beginning to yield fruitful results" (para. 10). "[W]e realised that some of the new sex workers are not aware of their human rights, free sexual and reproductive health services and HIV services" (para.17).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"With the continued stigma and discrimination, some sex workers are still struggling to access sexual and reproductive health services and HIV services freely. However, through different initiatives from relevant partners and stakeholders, sensitisation and capacity building programs targeted at health professionals are beginning to yield fruitful results" (para. 10). "[W]e realised that some of the new sex workers are not aware of their human rights, free sexual and reproductive health services and HIV services" (para.17).
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"However, the state through its police institutions arbitrarily arrest sex workers without any intention of trial due to lack of supporting laws. As a consequence, it makes it easier for clients, police and criminals to rape, abduct, harass, assault, traffic and violate sex workers" (para. 8). "With the continued stigma and discrimination, some sex workers are still struggling to access sexual and reproductive health services and HIV services freely. However, through different initiatives from relevant partners and stakeholders, sensitisation and capacity building programs targeted at health professionals are beginning to yield fruitful results" (para. 10). "Due to the fact that the majority of people in Lesotho believe in Christianity and...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"However, the state through its police institutions arbitrarily arrest sex workers without any intention of trial due to lack of supporting laws. As a consequence, it makes it easier for clients, police and criminals to rape, abduct, harass, assault, traffic and violate sex workers" (para. 8). "With the continued stigma and discrimination, some sex workers are still struggling to access sexual and reproductive health services and HIV services freely. However, through different initiatives from relevant partners and stakeholders, sensitisation and capacity building programs targeted at health professionals are beginning to yield fruitful results" (para. 10). "Due to the fact that the majority of people in Lesotho believe in Christianity and...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Currently the constitution of Lesotho is silent about sex work in Lesotho except for the Penal Code Act 2010, under section 55, that criminalises "prostitution". In short, there is no legislation that directly criminalises sex work. This means that it is neither legal nor illegal" (para. 8).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Currently the constitution of Lesotho is silent about sex work in Lesotho except for the Penal Code Act 2010, under section 55, that criminalises "prostitution". In short, there is no legislation that directly criminalises sex work. This means that it is neither legal nor illegal" (para. 8).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
2
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
2
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"25.4 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"25.4 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 28, 2023, 9:47 a.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '10.6%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '7%.'"
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '10.6%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '7%.'"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Slovakia, Somalia, Suriname, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
May 5, 2023, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Lesotho is a blend of past and present, traditional and modern beliefs and practices. While church ceremonies are customary for weddings, the practice of extracting brideswealth from the man's family continues, making a family of daughters a lucrative situation. In turn, the bride becomes the property of the man, and leaves her family to live with the family of her husband. The clans of the Sotho are often named for animals such as crocodiles and bears. The line of descendants is through the male, and members of the same clan are allowed to marry relatives as close as cousins" (para 33-35).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Lesotho is a blend of past and present, traditional and modern beliefs and practices. While church ceremonies are customary for weddings, the practice of extracting brideswealth from the man's family continues, making a family of daughters a lucrative situation. In turn, the bride becomes the property of the man, and leaves her family to live with the family of her husband. The clans of the Sotho are often named for animals such as crocodiles and bears. The line of descendants is through the male, and members of the same clan are allowed to marry relatives as close as cousins" (para 33-35).
April 30, 2023, 5:47 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"No persons may intermarry who are related within the forbidden degrees of relationship, that is to say who are related - (a) 'in the direct ascending or descending line, or (b) in the collateral line by being cttildren of the same person, or by one being a child and another a grandchild or more remote descendant of the same person: Provided that any legal provision to the contrary not withstanding it shall be lawful for"
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"No persons may intermarry who are related within the forbidden degrees of relationship, that is to say who are related - (a) 'in the direct ascending or descending line, or (b) in the collateral line by being cttildren of the same person, or by one being a child and another a grandchild or more remote descendant of the same person: Provided that any legal provision to the contrary not withstanding it shall be lawful for"
Feb. 10, 2023, 2:38 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"The co-existence of statutory and non- statutory institutions governing land allocation and inheritance creates a complex environment which offers opportunities and challenges for women’s land tenure. The regulatory environment within which women negotiate access to land has been improving as a result of legislative and institutional changes introduced by the government of Lesotho. The number of women benefiting from land allocation, land registration and land inheritance has increased as women take advantage of the new environment to negotiate secure land tenure. However, Implementation failure, limited awareness of the new laws, inconsistency in the application of the law, capacity limitations and the continued dominance of patriarchy and male biased norms undermine...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"The co-existence of statutory and non- statutory institutions governing land allocation and inheritance creates a complex environment which offers opportunities and challenges for women’s land tenure. The regulatory environment within which women negotiate access to land has been improving as a result of legislative and institutional changes introduced by the government of Lesotho. The number of women benefiting from land allocation, land registration and land inheritance has increased as women take advantage of the new environment to negotiate secure land tenure. However, Implementation failure, limited awareness of the new laws, inconsistency in the application of the law, capacity limitations and the continued dominance of patriarchy and male biased norms undermine...more
Feb. 3, 2023, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"When Nkhono (Grandmother) Mathibo’s husband passed away she was forced off her land by her step-son who was born of a her husband’s first wife. The elderly woman left her home for fear of her life; her step-son had threatened to kill her. Lesotho’s inheritance laws give the first born male child all the inheritance rights. In a polygamous marriage, the heir is the firstborn male child of the first married wife" (para 1-2). "In Lesotho, girls and women are treated as minors and as such they are not considered competent to hold or inherit land or to make any major decisions regarding land under their control. When the eldest...more
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"When Nkhono (Grandmother) Mathibo’s husband passed away she was forced off her land by her step-son who was born of a her husband’s first wife. The elderly woman left her home for fear of her life; her step-son had threatened to kill her. Lesotho’s inheritance laws give the first born male child all the inheritance rights. In a polygamous marriage, the heir is the firstborn male child of the first married wife" (para 1-2). "In Lesotho, girls and women are treated as minors and as such they are not considered competent to hold or inherit land or to make any major decisions regarding land under their control. When the eldest...more