English - African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
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1.9 BASIC DOCUMENTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND MAJOR HUMANRIGHTS INSTRUMENTS TO WHICH LESOTHO IS A STATE PARTY.The major human rights instruments to which the state is a party <strong>and</strong> the steps taken tointernalise them:•<str<strong>on</strong>g>African</str<strong>on</strong>g> Charter <strong>on</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>and</strong> People's <strong>Rights</strong>, June 19S1 - ratified <strong>on</strong>April 9, 1991• U. N. C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the <strong>Rights</strong> of the Child, 20 November 1989, at NewYork, ratified <strong>on</strong> 9 April, 1992.• Internati<strong>on</strong>al Covenant <strong>on</strong> Civil <strong>and</strong> Political <strong>Rights</strong>, 16 December 1966,New York, ratified <strong>on</strong> 9 December, 1992.• Internati<strong>on</strong>al Covenant <strong>on</strong> Ec<strong>on</strong>omic, Social <strong>and</strong> Cultural <strong>Rights</strong>, 16December. 1966, New York, ratified 9th December, 1992.• Opti<strong>on</strong>al Protocol to the Internati<strong>on</strong>al Covenant <strong>on</strong> Civil <strong>and</strong> Political<strong>Rights</strong> (Individual Communicati<strong>on</strong> - GA Resoluti<strong>on</strong> 2200 A (XXI) of1966, (Instrument of ratificati<strong>on</strong> is being prepared).• C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the Eliminati<strong>on</strong> of all Forms of Discriminati<strong>on</strong> AgainstWomen (CEDAW), 18 December, 1979, ratified <strong>on</strong> 22nd August 1995 -(Entered into force 30 days after date of deposit - i.e. 21" September,1995).• Internati<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the Eliminati<strong>on</strong> of All Forms of RacialDiscriminati<strong>on</strong>, 7 March 1966, New York, ratified 4`h November, 1971.• C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> Against Torture. (Instrument of ratificati<strong>on</strong> is being prepared)On steps taken to internalise these human rights instruments, the Government.through the <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Unit of the Ministry of Justice, <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>and</strong>Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> endeavours to sensitise public servants <strong>and</strong> law enforcementagencies <strong>on</strong> the rights protected in these instruments as well as issues of humanrights generally. The Unit, in collaborati<strong>on</strong> with the Danish Centre for <strong>Human</strong><strong>Rights</strong> has in the past held 5 in-service training courses for Magistrates, Probati<strong>on</strong>.<strong>and</strong> law enforcement agencies. In additi<strong>on</strong> to this, an executive seminar for toppolicy makers was held <strong>on</strong> 15 November 1997.8