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
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ABC
All Basotho Convention
BCP
Basotho Congress Party
BNP
Basotho National Party
MFP
Marema-Tlou Freedom Party
DC
Democratic Congress
AD
Alliance for Democrats
NIP
National Independence Party
LCS
Lesotho Correctional Service
LMPS
Lesotho Mounted Police Service
LDF
Lesotho Defence Force
CSOs
Civil Society Organisations
NGOs
Non-governmental Organisations
DPSPs
Directive Principles of State Policy
PR
Proportional Representation
FPTP
First Pass The Post
LCMPA
Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act
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