111.41
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend or repeal section 18 (4) (c) of the Constitution of Lesotho, which allows for discrimination against women with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial and devolution of property on death
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal legislation that could lead to self-censorship, including the Sedition Proclamation of 1938 and the Internal Security Act of 1984
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.37
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Put an end to threats and intimidations against journalists and human rights defenders and promote freedom of expression, which is guaranteed in the Constitution, by retracting the notion of the “crime of sedition” from the Penal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.35
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.33
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider taking all necessary steps to introduce a de jure moratorium on capital executions with a view to fully abolishing the death penalty, including by ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.32
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee legal status to persons with disabilities by fully adopting the draft law on equal opportunities establishing a disability benefit
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.31
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement legal reforms to protect the human rights of all persons irrespective of their sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.30
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Repeal provisions in the Penal Code that criminalize same-sex relations between consenting adults, and amend relevant legislation to ensure discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is explicitly prohibited
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.29
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize consensual same-sex relationships between adults, and introduce comprehensive anti-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.28
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review and amend the legislative framework to ensure that sexual orientation and gender identity are included as protected grounds for non- discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend section 3 of the Marriage Act of 1974 for it to be inclusive of same-sex couples
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.25
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex and expand its anti-discrimination legislation to include a prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.22
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, fully implement the Child Protection and Welfare Act, and ensure effective law enforcement
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.18
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.8
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Work towards abolishing the death penalty through the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.6
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all necessary measures to formally abolish the death penalty, including by removing the death penalty from the Constitution of Lesotho and by ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.5
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Fully abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- International instruments
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.3.9
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
111.3.8
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.168
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend legislation to ensure universal, free and accessible birth registration, and adequate safeguards against statelessness for children born in the territory, as well as safeguards in the process of renunciation and change of citizenship
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.162
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the Child Protection and Welfare Amendment Bill without further delay
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.160
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen mechanisms to combat child labour by amending the legislative framework to ensure that all children under the age of 18 are protected from all forms of forced labour and hazardous employment conditions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.152
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement the National Action Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour and address the factors that promote child labour
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- National action plan
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.149
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact the law on the protection and well-being of children, to protect children from forced and child marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.143
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Fully implement the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act and strengthen the efforts to investigate cases of child labour and trafficking in persons and to prosecute the offenders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.139
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop and implement public awareness campaigns against domestic violence and ensure that the draft Domestic Violence Bill is passed and implemented
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.132
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure effective implementation of legal and institutional progress in the field of women’s rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.120
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Harmonize the dual legal systems to address discriminatory provisions against women and girls, enact the Domestic Violence Bill and fully implement the Child Protection and Welfare Amendment Bill to prevent child, early and forced marriage
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.119
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt the 2018 Domestic Violence Bill into law and continue efforts to combat gender-based violence in Lesotho
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020
110.116
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 35 - January 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact the Domestic Violence Bill, support its immediate implementation and strengthen coordinated essential services and referral pathways between the health, social services, police and justice sectors in order to respond to gender-based violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Jun 20, 2020