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 burden of maintenance of children on single, divorced or deserted women who raise children without support from the children’s fathers. 310. Penal Code Act 2010 regulates all common law crimes such as assault which includes domestic violence. 311. Local Government Elections (Amendment) Act of 2011 provides for a temporary measure in terms of which 30 percent quota of seats in municipal, urban and community councils to be reserved for women and be distributed proportionally amongst political parties. 312. National Assembly Elections (Amendment) Act of 2011 requires that all political parties contesting Proportional Representation ((PR) elections must submit a gender balanced (zebra) to the IEC. In terms of section 47(2)(b) of the Act. MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA ARTICLE 2: ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINTION (EQUALITY / NON-DISCRIMINATION) Constitutional measures 313. Chapter Two of the Constitution of Lesotho focuses on the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms. Section 4 of the Constitution guarantees freedom from discrimination. It provides that every person in Lesotho regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status is entitled to the rights contained in the Constitution. 314. Section 18 of the Constitution provides for freedom from discrimination and empowers the government to progressively make laws and policies with a view of promoting justice and 112