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 25: DUTY TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CHARTER 277. The government of Lesotho in collaboration with CSOs and Development partners has held several human rights awareness campaigns aimed at popularizing all international human rights instruments including the Charter. 278. The government of Lesotho also commemorates human rights days such as international human rights day, disability day, youth day and others and in these celebrations, contents of the Charter are made known to the public. 279. A number of laws which implement the Charter including the Constitution of Lesotho, the Legal Capacity of Married Persons Act and the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act have been simplified and translated into Sesotho. ARTICLE 26: DUTY TO GUARANTEE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE Constitutional measures 280. Section 118(2) of the Constitution recognises independence of the judiciary. The judiciary operates independent of the executive and legislature. Section 118(3) of the Constitution further provides that the Courts shall, in the performance of their functions be independent and free from interference and subject only to this Constitution and any other law. Legislative measures 281. There has been enacted, the Administration of the Judiciary Act of 2011, which provides for a separate and independent administration and finances of the Courts and for incidental matters. Judicial measures 282. Appointment of judges to the Court of Appeal of Lesotho has been challenged in the case of Qhalehang Letsika & Others v Kananelo Mosito & Others in which some lawyers 103