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26.10.2022 Annie Kelly: Human Rights in Focus

After revelations of sexual violence in Lesotho garment factories, where jeans are made for brands such as Levi’s, workers fought for better conditions. But now Covid-19 has hit the fashion industry, those gains may be lost. At one of the biggest…

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26.10.2022 BBC: Karen Allen

Lesotho sits like a pearl in a shell, surrounded by the land mass of South Africa. But this tiny kingdom of 1.8 million people boasts another jewel, which is perhaps astonishing given its size. Lesotho is ranked eighth in the world by the World…

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26.10.2022 All Africa News

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters … Maseru – Women in Lesotho are primarily responsible for collecting water for home use and for farming activities. The challenge of lack or limited water infrastructure coupled…

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26.10.2022 Limpho Sello: Lesotho Times

Lesotho: CERVICAL cancer is presenting a double burden for countries with high HIV prevalence like Lesotho, Her Majesty Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso, said this week. She spoke during a virtual conference to mark the launch of the cervical cancer…

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26.10.2022 Nthatuoa Koeshe: Lesotho Times

FIRST Lady Masekoalane Majoro has revealed that she is a victim of gender-based violence (GBV). Ms. Majoro said as a woman in a patriarchal society, she had been subjected to various forms of abuse and at one time a male manager demanded sexual…

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26.10.2022 Pascalinah Kabi & Lesotho Times

Lesotho: Despite Patriarchal Norms, Basotho Women Strike Gold in Farming … WOMEN in Lesotho have always played a major role in food production albeit at a subsistence level. In this patriarchal and gendered society, it is inculcated into every…