Constitution of Lesotho 1993, as amended to 2020
Marriage and Family Life
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    1. Whereas every person in Lesotho is entitled, whatever his race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status to fundamental human rights and freedoms, that is to say, to each and all of the following—

    g. the right to respect for private and family life;
    … (Sec. 4)
Marriage and Family Life
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    1. Every person shall be entitled to respect for his private and family life and his home.
    … (Sec. 11)
Marriage and Family Life
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    1. Subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5) no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.

    3. In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
    4. Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law to the extent that that law makes provision—

    b. for the application, in the case of persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) (or of persons connected with such persons), of the law with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other like matters which is the personal law of persons of that description;
    … (Sec. 18)
Marriage and Family Life
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    Lesotho shall adopt policies aimed at securing just and favourable conditions of work and in particular policies directed to achieving—
    a. remuneration which provides all workers, as a minimum with—

    ii. a decent living for themselves and their families;

    d. the protection of women who are in employment during a reasonable period before and after childbirth; … (Sec. 30)
Marriage and Family Life
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    Lesotho shall adopt policies designed to provide that—
    a. protection and assistance is given to all children and young persons without any discrimination for reasons of parentage or other conditions;
    … (Sec. 32)
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Chapter IV on Citizenship.
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter XIA on Human Rights Commission.
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Chapter II on Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.