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 Table of Contents iii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS DEFINITIONS v PART A: THE AFRICAN CHARTER 1 ARTICLES 2 & 3: FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION AND RIGHT TO EQUALITY 4 ARTICLE 4: RIGHT TO LIFE AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY 14 ARTICLE 5: RIGHT TO DIGNITY, PROHIBITION OF TORTURE AND SLAVERY 16 ARTICLE 6: RIGHT TO LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON 25 ARTICLE 7: RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL 31 ARTICLE 8: FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE 34 ARTICLE 9: FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RIGHT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION 35 ARTICLES 10 AND 11: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND ASSEMBLY 38 ARTICLE 12: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT 42 ARTICLE 13: RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT 47 ARTICLE 14: RIGHT TO PROPERTY 57 ARTICLE 15: RIGHT TO WORK UNDER JUST AND EQUITABLE CONDITIONS 62 ARTICLE 16: THE RIGHT TO BEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF HEALTH 70 ARTICLE 17: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION 79 ARTICLE 18: RIGHT TO PROTECTION OF FAMILY, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND THE DISABLED 84 ARTICLE 19: RIGHT TO EQUALITY OF PEOPLE 90 ARTICLE 20: RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION 91 vi