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 permanent and they called per session. Judges of the High Court also sit in the Court of Appeal. 405. The judiciary in Lesotho is headed by the first female Chief Justice, Ms Nthomeng Majara who was appointed in 2014. Women constitute 33 percent of the judiciary as there are four women out of twelve judges of the High Court of Lesotho. 406. Out of three chief magistrates, two are women. Women also constitute 60 percent of magistrates in the entire country. ARTICLE 10: THE RIGHT O PEACE 407. Constitutional and legislative measures in this regard are detailed under article 23 in Part A of this report. 408. The government of Lesotho is committed to inclusion of women in all peacekeeping activities in accordance with UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security as well as the African Union Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development Policy (PCRDP). To this end, women have been included in national and regional peacekeeping missions. In 2009, Lesotho participated in the first military nurses conference which involved networking amongst military nurses in ten SADC countries. Following this conference, members of the LDF including women, have been deployed in conflict areas such as South Sudan and Somalia. 409. At the national level, the government of Lesotho has established law enforcement institutions such as the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) which are aimed at ensuring peace in the country. Women are recruited both in the LDF and LMPS and between 1998 and 2011, LMPS was headed by a woman commissioner. 142