Chapter three: Democracy and good political governance 301. Much mention was made during discussions with stakeholders of the lack of resources of the government to implement gender mainstreaming fully. International development partners were assisting in filling the gaps, but it would not be possible for the government of Lesotho to fulfil all its obligations without sustained and large-scale assistance from development partners. iii. Recommendations 302. With regard to promoting and protecting the rights of women and mainstreaming gender equality, the APR Panel recommends that Lesotho: • Develop and enact legislation on domestic violence. (Government of Lesotho, nonstate actors – civil society, traditional leaders, the media – the National Assembly, political parties) • Disseminate information on women’s rights, in Sesotho and English, with specific reference to the Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act 9 of 2006. (Government of Lesotho, nonstate actors – civil society, traditional leaders, the media – the National Assembly, political parties) • Devise capacity-building programmes for gender focal points and district gender officers and centrally coordinate their work through a single ministry. (Government of Lesotho, nonstate actors – civil society, traditional leaders, the media – the National Assembly, political parties) • Encourage political parties to include women in party leadership structures. (Government of Lesotho, nonstate actors – civil society, traditional leaders, the media – the National Assembly, political parties) • Focus attention on enhancing the status and position of women who are subject to customary law, with particular attention being paid to inheritance rights. (Government of Lesotho, nonstate actors – civil society, traditional leaders, the media – the National Assembly, political parties) Objective 8: Promote and protect the rights of children and young persons i. Summary of the CSAR 303. Lesotho is party to a range of international conventions dealing with the rights of children and young persons. Among these are the UN’s CRC, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Further, section 32 of the constitution provides for the protection of children and young persons. Lesotho has signed, but not yet ratified, the African Youth Charter (2006) and has prepared a Youth Policy and a draft bill to establish a Youth Council in preparation for the ratification and domestication of the Youth Charter. 89