THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA ARTICLE 21: RIGHT TO DISPOSE OF WEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES 94 ARTICLE 22: RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT 98 ARTICLE 23 RIGHT TO PEACE AND SECURITY 98 ARTICLE 24: RIGHT TO SATISFACTORY ENVIRONMENT 102 ARTICLE 25: DUTY TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CHARTER 103 ARTICLE 26: DUTY TO GUARANTEE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE 103 ARTICLE 27: DUTY TOWARDS THE FAMILY 104 ARTICLE 28: FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION 104 PART B: THE PROTOCOL 105 INTRODUCTION 105 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 106 Demographics of the female population in Lesotho 106 APPLICABILITY OF THE PROTOCOL 109 BUDGET FOR WOMEN 109 GENDER MAINSTREAMING 110 GENDER AUDIT OF LAWS 110 MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA 112 ARTICLE 2: ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINTION (EQUALITY / NON-DISCRIMINATION) 112 ARTICLE 3: THE RIGHT TO DIGNITY 117 ARTICLE 4: THE RIGHTS TO LIFE, INTERGRITY SECURITY OF THE PERSON 123 vii