Maseru, Lesotho – On Monday 19 February 2018, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the offence of criminal defamation. The case is brought by Basildon…
Staff Writer19 February 2018
On 14 February 2018, the Lesotho High Court handed down judgment in a landmark case on women’s rights. The judgment of Sakoane J (as part of a 3 panel bench)…
Staff Writer15 February 2018
On Monday, 11 December 2017, a panel of 3 judges of the High Court of Lesotho heard argument in the case of Private Lekhetso Mokhele and Others v The Commander,…
Staff Writer14 December 2017
Maseru, Lesotho - On Monday, the 11 December 2017, the Lesotho High Court will hear the case of 3 female Privates of the Lesotho Defence Forces who are challenging their…
Staff Writer11 December 2017
On Thursday, the 2nd November 2017, the Lesotho High Court will hear the case of 3 female Privates of the Lesotho Defence Forces challenging their discharge from service on the…
Staff Writer31 October 2017
The submission statement raises concerns about human rights violations in Lesotho and speaks to the question of (i) continued failure of government of Lesotho to implement SADC Recommendations stemming from the…
Staff Writer12 May 2017
On Friday 28 October 2016, the Lesotho Court of Appeal, per Farlam AP, handed down judgment in the case of Tefo Hashatsi v Prime Minister and 5 Others. A year…
Staff Writer1 November 2016
SALC supported a case brought by private lawyer, Advocate Mole Kumalo, to compel the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) to permit a soldier being held in detention to access medical care,…
Staff Writer31 October 2016
Mr Basildon Peta, the publisher of the Lesotho Times newspaper, is due to appear in the Maseru Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 19 July 2016. On 5 July 2016, Mr Peta…
Caroline James19 July 2016
The undersigned organisations condemn the increasing acts of harassment and intimidation against journalists in Lesotho, exemplified by the recent attack against the editor of the Lesotho Times newspaper and the…
Staff Writer12 July 2016