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 DPSPs which in terms of section 25 of the Constitution of Lesotho are not justiciable in the courts of law. 476. Section 17 of the Constitution of Lesotho prohibits compulsory taking of possession and compulsory acquisition of property. The Constitution thus protects rights of all, including women not to be arbitrarily deprived of the housing they have already acquired, mandates government to adopt policies which encourage all Basotho, including women to acquire housing but does not guarantee its provision. Legislative measures 477. The Land Act of 2010 addresses gender inequality by providing for a leasehold system which recognises joint ownership of land to spouses married in community of property and ensures that every woman's name appears in the registration. The Act also grants for women to be part of land allocation structures. 478. With regard to married women, the Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act 2006 enhances equity in land holdings and transactions by allowing women to have the same rights as men to possess, inherit, buy and sell land as opposed to previously where women did not have the right to possess and inherit land. 479. The table below shows gender lease statistics of (2004-2014).The statistics indicate the male dominance in lease ownership from 2004 to 2010.There has however been a drastic change since 2011 up to 2015 as female lease ownership became dominant. Joint lease ownership also increased drastically since 2011. Drastic changes in both female and joint lease ownership is a direct result of Land Act 2010. Table B9: Gender lease statistics 2004 -2014 Year Male Female Joint Co Other Total 2004 376 147 21 21 0 565 2005 401 124 41 19 0 585 168