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 51. However, the challenge is that some schools still administer corporal punishment and because this type of punishment is still used in the homes, many parents do not report teachers who administer this form of punishment on their children. Progress made and proposed measures to end torture in Lesotho 52. The Kingdom of Lesotho is committed to eradication of torture in Lesotho. To this end, it has ratified the UN Convention against Torture (CAT) 1984 and is committed to implementing its provisions including the obligation to enact an anti-torture law which is complaint with CAT, article 5 of the African Charter as well the African Commission’s Robben Island Guidelines adopted in terms of the African Commission Resolution on Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa (Robben Island Guidelines) 2002. 53. In collaboration with development partners and civil society organisations the government of Lesotho has and continues to hold human rights trainings for all members of the Law Enforcement Agencies. The trainings are meant to sensitise the law enforcement officers that torture is a crime and a human rights violation which should not be used as an interrogation tool. Human rights is also included in the curriculum of the Police Training College (PTC) as well as the other law enforcement agencies. ARTICLE 6: RIGHT TO LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON Constitutional measures 54. Section 6 of the Constitution of Lesotho entrenches the right to liberty by providing that every person shall be entitled to personal liberty, that is to say he shall not be arrested or detained save as may be authorised by law. 55. The right to liberty may however be derogated from in the following circumstances: 25

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