English - African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
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A revisi<strong>on</strong> has been made to this regulati<strong>on</strong>. The draft amendment puts more emphasis<strong>on</strong> the right of officers to respect for private <strong>and</strong> family life. It was thereforerecommended that any officer, who intends to marry, while in the foreign service, inaydo so, unless it would not be in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, publichealth or public morality or for the purpose of protecting the rights <strong>and</strong> freedom of otherpers<strong>on</strong>s as elaborated in secti<strong>on</strong> 11 (1)<strong>and</strong> (2) of the Lesotho C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> 1993. Thisregulati<strong>on</strong> has, however, not yet come into force.1.12 POWER SHARING BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN AT ALL LEVELSOF DECISION MAKING(a)The SenateSecti<strong>on</strong> 54 of the C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> of Lesotho stipulates that there shall be a Parliament whichshall c<strong>on</strong>sist of the King <strong>and</strong> the Senate <strong>and</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Assembly. Women are a minorityin both Houses of Parliament. The Senate c<strong>on</strong>sists of twenty-two Principal Chiefs <strong>and</strong>eleven nominated members.Of the twenty-two Principal seven are women. These women are not Principal Chiefs.but they are in the Senate because they are either acting for their minor s<strong>on</strong>s or theirhusb<strong>and</strong>s who have died or have been suspended from office. Out of the elevennominated members, <strong>on</strong>ly three are women.(b)The Nati<strong>on</strong>al AssemblyThe Nati<strong>on</strong>al Assembly is currently made up of eighty elected members. Of these <strong>on</strong>lyfour are v omen. Neither the C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> nor the Electoral law have any discriminatoryprovisi<strong>on</strong> apinst women to st<strong>and</strong> for electi<strong>on</strong>s.(c)Public ServiceIn Lesotho, women form the majority of public servants. Of the twenty <strong>on</strong>e PrincipalSecretaries <strong>on</strong>ly four are women. There are nine female Deputy Principal Secretaries ascompared to ten male Deputy Principal Secretaries. There are two female Ambassadorsout of eleven male Ambassadors. There are nine judges, <strong>and</strong> of these, <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>e is afemale judge.(d)CabinetThere is <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>e female Minister out of fourteen Cabinet Ministers.2 2